† KiKi-Chan † The Imminent † Darkness †

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In the Land of Fire's Hidden Village, Konohagakure, peace was restored and the Akatsuki defeated. Balance was soon brought to the lives of both the villagers and Shinobi, alike. Thanks to the greatest Shinobi and Hokage ever known .. Naruto Uzumaki.

But, that was 100 years ago.

100 years ago, a notorious group of S-rank Shinobi was formed, known as the Akatsuki. The Akatsuki specialized in the capture of all Bijuu, or Tailed Beasts. With the power of all nine, the Leader would better the world, in his own ideal way.

100 years have passed and the peace the Leaf Village has known shall soon be uprooted. Allies will become enemies in this midst of trial. Everything the Great Hokage, Naruto, had worked so hard for, shall become undone. The Leaf Village shall know war once again.

That is why ten Shinobi have been selected. These Shinobi hail from different Hidden Villages, a last attempt at some bond between everyone. These ten Shinobi will be divised into two teams of five. A leader will be appointed to each team and it will rest with the leader of each team to keep everything in place and make sure no one will lose their way.

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The Kurotaiyou

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The Kurotaiyou hailed from the Akastuki organization a hundred years previous. Akatsuki means Red Moon. Kurotaiyou means Black Sun. A fitting name, as this group means nothing but darkness.

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(( Wow. :] This fits perfectly, nice pictures. And nice plot up there.))

[DarknessxCallsxMyxName]

|Thak you. ^^ This is osy's versions of the new Akatsuki. Brilliant, I think.|

[[Kiki-Chan]]

(( Very brilliant. ^^; Probably better than the original Akatsuki's lol. So.. how are we going to do this?))

[DarknessxCallsxMyxName]

|That's what I was thinking. Well, I'm going to get some more pictures and I shall send them to you through Pm.|

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(( Alright, sounds fine to me. :] ))

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International Ninja Squads

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The International Ninja Squads or INS are squads, consisting of five Shinobi from five different Hidden Villages.

Every four years a series of exams are held and only two INS are selected. These teams are appointed a Leader right away and are expected to survive many dangerous missions. Thus, why only Jounin level Shinobi are allowed to take these exams.

Each Shinobi is expected to give up many things, like there regular three-man squad back in their homeland. As there are many missions, they don't get to visit home much. This is the life of the Shinobi in the INS.

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INS 3.1 (Kiki's Team)

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Fujasawa, Icchiro is the Leader

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Himoto, Aimi

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Saotome, Satoshi

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Midori, Ayaka

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INS 3.1 Continued

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Matsuda, Takeo

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INS 3.2 (Darkness' Team)

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Tonou, Tamekaze is the Leader

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Himawari, Hana

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Ikazu, Raiken

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Hitoame, Naomi.

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INS 3.2 Continued

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Aokawa, Ryo

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(( Yay. :] Those look great. ))

[DarknessxCallsxMyxName]

|Arigatou. : )|

Outside the lower vicinity of Konohagakure, lays a small village, hidden by the large trees that surround it. Its population; Three hudrend and Sixty-eight. Straight through it, runs a river.

In that river, lays something untold of. A kind of gem. Something wanted by the few that know its location.

The Kurotaiyou are amongst the few that do. That is why it is our mission to refrain from allowing it to fall into their hands.

Just outside the lower vicinity of Konohagakure, lays a small village, surrounded by large trees on either side. Its population; Three hundred and Sixty-eigth. Its Shinobi population; zero.

Minus the five Shinobi clustered on one tree branch.

"W-what could have done this?" ,a soft female voice asked, shaking. Her gentle brown eyes tearing slightly and her head bowing, so her dirty-blonde locks may hide her face.

"Kurotaiyou." ,the blue-haired, male Shinboi growled, his nails digging into the bark of the branch.

Outside the lower vicinity of Konohagakure, there use to lay a village. A village with a population of Three hundrend and Sixty-eight. A village with zero Shinobi. A village, now no more.

Outside the lower vicinity of Konohagakure, there lays torched forests, lone sparks igniting the scarce plat life that is left. There lays bear branches and ash were great trees once stood. There lays a river, running straight through a small village, where blood stains its water's purity. There lays a small village, with its buildings ablaze and all of its inhabitants laying face down in a pool of metallic crimson that leaked from their own bodies.

Who could possibly be the cause of such destruction? Simple. Shinobi.

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(( Mine will possibly be different. xD ))

They finally arrived to get the gem from the village, but there was no village to be seen. Aimi had a hand over her opened mouth, while the others just stood there in shock. "W-W-What happened?" Aimi asked them. She couldn't quite believe what she saw. Ayaka put a hand on Aimi's shoulder, for comfort. "What do we do now?" Ayaka asked their leader, Icchiro. Icchiro had a ciggar in his mouth, but when didn't he? He then sighed and closed his eyes, opening them with an angry expression on his face. "I don't know yet, but it looks like we've got company." Icchiro said, pointing a finger in the direction of where there enemy team was at. They were rather far away, but still visible. The team gave off a groan as they saw them. "What are they doing here?" Satoshi asked in a quiet voice. Aimi shrugged, "Do you think they came here for the gem to?" She asked. Icchiro nodded, "Possibly, everyone wants it. I should've figured they'd want it to." Icchiro said.

(( I tried my best. o.o I hope that's okay. xD ))

[DarknessxCallsxMyxName]

|That's fine.|

Through the thick blanket of smoke, INS 3.2 was able to make out five wonky silhouettes through the haze.

"It's them." ,Hitoame, Naomi growled out, her piercing blue-green eyes narrowing.

"Wh-what do they want, Tamekaze-San?" ,Himawari, Hana's voice was soft and small as she addressed their leader.

"I don't know. Come on. We'll find out." ,with that, the green-haired Nin from Suna used a form of Flash Step to get to them.

There was no clacking of his sandals to give away his location. If they were searching for his appearance, they'd need very skilled eyes. Even his team mates had a hard time following him. But, nevertheless, they were there, within seconds, beside him. All five Shinobi stood in the middle of the destroyed village, waiting for their competitors to come the last half of their way.

"Do you they want a fight?" ,Naomi asked her Leader, her cold, calculating eyes honing in on the rival squad.

"I don't know, all the same, do not let your guard down." ,Tamekaze's voice was velvet smooth, but there was no emotion behind it.

"Well, if it's a fight they're looking for, then it's a fight they'll get." ,Aokawa, Ryo grinned, reaching behind for his sword handle.

"Don't!", the command was given just as a hand gripped the boy's wrist.

"We don't know what they want. If we go drawing weapons, then they'll get the wrong idea. We can't afford a fight right now." ,Tamekaze's dull eyes bore into Ryo's lively ones.

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Icchiro smirked. He took the cigar out of his mouth and threw it to the ground. He smashed it with his foot, and then sighed. "Seems they've spotted us to." Icchiro said. He then motioned for his teemates to follow after him. Icchiro leaped into the air, and landed on the ground. They were about 6 feet apart from each other. The other teemates followed, tension in the air.

Icchiro looked at the leader, "What brings you here?" He questioned, putting up a hand for his teemates to stop inching closer. Aimi was fiddling with her hands as she watched everyones movements, making sure no one planned on attacking. Ayaka had her eyes fixed on the leader, he was quite a strange one to her. Satoshi and Takeo were staring at everyone memeber with cold eyes.

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Dull, seemingly black, eyes bore into the eyes of the other Leader, cool and calculatiing. He made no motion to answer, just kept staring.

"A-ano, Fu-Fujasawa-san, we meant no harm." ,Hana's soft voice played a little chime to all of their ears.

"Hana-San. You do not need to answer to Fujasawa." ,Ikazu, Raiken's cold blue eyes reflected that of a storm, about to lash out and destroy everything in its path, as he placed his right, only-gloved, hand on her petit shoulder.

Tamekaze held up his right hand, motioning for Raiken to silence. "We bare no harm, Fujasawa, take your team and go." ,his voice, still held no emotion. But, the authority and command could clearly be heard behind his voice.

Naomi glared fiercely at the two boys of the other team. Saotome, Satoshi was the Medic of the team and a great contrast to their own Medic, Hana. Sweet, gentle little Hana. She'd never harm anyone, not unless she had to, or got extremely angry.

Aokawa, Ryo placed his hand on Naomi's shoulder, breaking her from her defensive stance and glare. "Come on, N'omi." ,he said, dropping the a of her name.

Naomi straightened up, but kept her fierce glare. She wouldn't trust the INS 3.1 one bit. They had never given them any reason to trust them on any other occassion. So, why should this one be different.

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Icchiro groaned and rolled his eyes. He kept the angry expression on his face, "Why don't you leave, first?" He said, not intending to move a muscle and leave. He didn't look at any other memeber of the team, just Tonou, Tamekaze. He despised him the most, he always did. Icchiro's hard glare stayed on his face.

Aimi looked at the timid Himiwarmi, Hana. She had always been like that, gentle, sweet and kind. It sort of disgusted Aimi in a few ways, she always hated that about Himiwarmi. Although Aimi didn't realize it, she was just like her in some ways. Aimi stood still, watching Himiwarmi's every move.

Satoshi groaned silently and looked down. He quietly moved to Aimi, standing close next to her. He tapped her, just a gesture to let her now that Icchiro would show that they were going to fight if they needed to. Aimi never liked to fight, but somehow she always seemed as if she was ready to beat the heck out of someone any moment soon.

Takeo watched Satoshi, his head was down most of the time. He ignored the glares, occasionally he would look up and watch Aokawa, Ryo. Takeo took a deep breath and listened to the converstations Icchiro and Tonou, Tamekaze was saying. Takeo was mostly the quiet one of his group.

Ayaka stood there, watching Hitoame, Naomi glaring at Satoshi. She deffinatley hated when she did that. Ayaka wanted to knock some common-sense into Hitoame, Naomi if she could. But, she knew the consequences that Icchiro would give her if she ever did something like that. So she looked down.

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Unlike Icchiro, Tamekaze partake in the childishness of eye rolls, or let anger overtake him. He was much too placid for such things. "I said, take your team and leave, Fujasawa." ,the firmness in Tamekaze's voice was unmistakeable.

Raiken pushed Hana behind him, glaring fiercely at the Himoto girl, Aimi. His blue eyes could give anyone a whiplash.

Hana peaked out from Raiken's back, gripping his right sleeve in her tiny fist. Hana was much like a child, so innocent and gentle. Everyone felt a natural draw to her and the need to protect her. Her brown eyes melded with Aimi's green eyes. She was questioning her, begging her to not partake in anything that would unfold. She did not want to fight.

Naomi smirked triumphantly as the Midori girl, Ayaka backed down and looked at the ground. Not to worry, she'd get her in a few moments. If Icchiro was still as headstrong as he use to be, then a fight was just seconds away. For, even though her Leader kept a level head about him, he still would not give Fujasawa, Icchiro the pleasure of backing down.

Ryo licked his lips. He liked a good fight. But, unlike Raiken and Naomi, he didn't live for it. He was the one that brought humor to their team, but, he still pulled his own wait. He immediately situated himself beside Hana, as well. A fierce urge to protect her from the Himoto girl washing over him.

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Icchiro chuckled, "I guess you didn't hear me.. why don't you do the honors of leaveing first?" He said, now through gritted teeth. He was ready in a few moments to start attacking Tonou, Tamekaze. He always made Icchiro really angry. He didn't bother to see what his teemates were doing, he was just focused on Tonou. Icchiro had his hands on his pants pockets, not bothering to move them. If he did take them out, he'd probably start attacking.. so it was best to keep them in his pockets.

Aimi crossed her arms and looked away nervously. Raiken always made her nervous, he was always glaring and had such a mean expression on his face. His eyes always seemed to get to her to, she deffinatly hated Raiken more then Hana.. but not by much. She then felt herself being pushed aside by Satoshi. She looked at him.

Satoshi hated Raiken, and he wouldn't tolerate it if he was giving a 'death' glare to Aimi. His other hand was still on Aimi's shoulder, the other one laying limp at his side. He didn't show any expression or emotion on his face. He just stared at Raiken, it would become annoying to anyone after a while.

Ayaka knew that Hitoame, Naomi was staring at her. She looked up with a smirk on her face, she always loved fighting with Naomi. They were the cold, hard-headed, mean girls of their group. They were more daring then Aimi and Himiwarmi, Hana.

Takeo sighed impatiently, he either wanted to get this fighting thing done and over with or leave right away. He glanced at the memembers, then at Ryo.

[DarknessxCallsxMyxName]

|I'm sorry, Kiki-Chan, but I have to go for now. I'll try to get back soon.|

Tamekaze showed no signs of anger, although inside he was roaring with rage at him. "I said, leave." ,he hissed out, his eyes narrowing, although it was barely noticeable.

Hana looked from one Leader, back to the other. She could clearly see the tension between the two. "Please, Tamekaze-San! Let's just go! Please! Let's go!" ,Hana begged, tugging on his left sleeve as she dodged past Ryo and Raiken.

"Hana! You are a Shinobi! You can't just back down because you don't want to fight!" ,Tamekaze's voice rose a little and he stared into Hana's soft eyes, firmly.

Raiken's brown knitted together as he watched Hana's eyes tear up. No one yelled at Hana, never. Especially, Tamekaze. He was like Hana's hero, she looked up to him. He kept her safe and prevented her from having to fight by fighting for her.

Ryo frowned and winced. He could hear Hana's whimpers. Instead of being angry with his Leader, he did the opposite. He got angry with the other. "You heard Tame, Fujasawa! Get lost!" ,he growled out, his eyes glaring coldly.

Naomi smirked at the girl. Sending her the signal to ready herself, because she wasn't going easy on her. Naomi quickly adverted her gaze to Satoshi. "What's the matter, Saotome? Got to protect your little girlfriend?" ,she taunted. Naomi was gorgeous, and she knew it. She was a coy Kunoichi. Using her beauty against others.

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(( Aww, alright. Get on soon. xD ))

Icchiro glared at Aokawa, Ryo. "Heh, if you think I'm going to leave.. your pretty funny. Y'know.. atleast my teemates don't cry so easily." He said looking at Hana. He thought she was pretty, but didn't like her. She easily was offended and was too timid and shy. The life of a Shinobi was all about fighting each other, either you live or die. Himiwarmi had to understand. He knew now that he crossed the line so he took his hands out of his pockets, and got prepared. "Guys.. are you ready?" Icchiro asked.

Aimi's face was flushed from the remark from Hitoame, then she got over it. "Jealous, Hitoame? I can see why.. you'll never get someone." Aimi said in an innocent voice. She drowned out everyone else and had her eyes fixed on Hitome know. She then nodded to Icchiro, "OH, I've been ready." She said. This time, she wanted to fight.

Satoshi looked at Aimi, then at Hitome, Naomi. He then stepped back, ignoring the comment. He glared at Raiken, wanting to fight him the most out of everyone. "How can you guys put up with Himiwarmi, Hana?" He asked, meaning to be offending so he could get Raiken's attention.

Ayaka knew this meant fight, she then un-crossed her arms and stared at Aimi and Hitome. "Aimi, I now how bad you want to hurt Hitome, who doesn't? But anways.. this is my fight against her." Ayaka said with a large smrik on his face. She was ready to destroy Hitome. It was always back-and-forth with her.

Takeo groaned, "This is becoming troublesome.." He said. That was the line Takeo always used. He hated trouble, he hated when people caused trouble. He then stared hard at Ryo, "Don't go yelling at Icchiro, why don't you get lost?" He finally spoke out angrily.

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|Back! ^^|

Tamekaze briefly turned to look at Hana, who had tears streaming from her eyes. Though there was a fair distance between the two, the rival team could clearly see him trembling. People that did not know Tamekaze would mistake it for fear or being cold. But, anyone that remotely knew him, knew that he was angered. His fists clenched and his nails cut into his palms. He turned on Icchiro. Had anyone else faced him, they would have fallen back immediately. His eyes were pure black and they flashed. They put Ikazu, Raiken's to shame. "Don't. Say. A word. Against. Hana." ,he growled out through syllables. In an instant, he had his puppet, Kaze out and ready.

Somewhere in those deep blue eyes, lightning struck. "Heh. The same way your team puts up with you. At least Hana pulls her weight in Medics, Saotome." ,Raiken glared, he had meant it as an insult. Saying Hana was the better Medic, unlike Satoshi. Raiken got into his stance. He never used weapons, much because his opponents never got a chance to get at him.

Naomi glared. "Saotome, be thankful Midori's fighting me and not you. Because when I get ahold of you, I'm going to castrate you." ,she growled. She then faced Ayaka. She'd take her anger at Aimi and Satoshi out on her. That'd be good enough, for now.

Ryo smirked. "Heh. You always defend Fujasawa? Do you fight his battles, too?" ,Ryo asked, reaching back and gripping the handle of his blade. He flashed a look at Himawari, Hana who was still in tears. In an instant, rage had consumed him. "Get ready, Matsuda. You just might not leave this village. Heh. You can keep Fujasawa company 'cause Tame is going to rip him limb from limb." ,Ryo taunted.

Hana bowed her head, allowing her wavy locks to hide her face from the others. Their words hurt, much more than any weapon or Jutsu ever could. She listened carefully to their words. Her teammates. They protected her, protested to the others' words, defended her. Hana looked up, a determined look on her face. Hana knew she was gentle, but that didn't mean she couldn't fight. She looked over at Aimi and glared, beckoning to her with one finger. "You and me, Himoto." ,her words were hard and cold. She got into a stance and began to make hand signs.

"Ready ... Now!" ,Tamekaze roared, charging at Icchiro with Kaze. That was the beginning of their miniature war.

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Icchiro smirked, he was quick. He grabbed his sword from it's casket and unleashed it. As Tonou's puppet came at him with many attacks, Icchiro blocked them with his sword. "That damn puppet can't do anything!" He yelled, then he said, "Attack everyone!" Icchiro then dodged the puppet, he headed straight towards Tamekaze. He could care less for the puppet, Tamekaze was the target. Icchiro had an angry expression still on his face. He showed his emotions the most, he had no idea how anyone could hide it.

Satoshi grinned, he didn't use a weapon either. He didn't use a weapon either. "Hmph, Himiwarmi? A better Medic then me? Your funny." Satoshi said. Usually Satoshi and Ikazu, Raiken just shouted out remarks and trash-talked the other teams. Occasionally they'd start fighting, but it was nothing to serious. Satoshi wasn't much of a fighter since he was the Medic of the team, he had to keep a close look-out for his teemates.

Aimi glared at Hitome, but ignored her once she heard the quite voice of Hana. Aimi was sort of like Hana, shy at some points. But then again she was more bolder. Aimi returned the glare, "Himiwarmi.." She said gritting her teeth. She walked a little closer to her. "You ready to fight me?" Aimi said. Since they were both the shy ones of their teams, there fights were meaningless. No one really got hurt unless they were incredibly angry.

Ayaka glanced at Aimi. Then, her smirk still on her face she looked at Hitome, "You think your really tough.. don't you Hitome?" Ayaka said, walking in a circle around Hitome in a 'taunting' way.

Takeo glared at Ryo, clenching his fists tight that there were little blood cuts from his short nails. "He can fight his own fights.. question is.. can you?" Takeo said getting into his fighting stance. He was prepared, he always wanted to just kill Ryo on the spot. He then put his glasses on his face. "YOUR the one who won't be leaveing, along with your other teemates." Takeo said with a cold expression, his eyes like little black balls.

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Tamekaze kept an impassive face, but a smirk hid on the inside of his lips. He waited for the opportuned moment, right when Icchiro was close enough so that he couldn't get away. Tamekaze allowed his smirk to show, just as a pop sounded behind Icchiro. Behind Icchiro, was a red bird, a puppet, Ju Jak. He was one of Tamekaze's five puppets. Ju Jak meant red peac*ck. The bird let loose a cry to be noticed, just before it soared into the air and swiped Icchiro's head with its talons.

"Get ready, Saotome." ,Raiken smirked before lightning struck at the Medic-nin. Raiken smirked as he noticed the two inches of the Shinobi's blue ponytail that was now singed. "Damn, guess my aim is a little off." ,Raiken smirked. He began making multiple hand signs. The smirk on his face widened considerably. "Lightning Style: Ryuraisen no Jutsu!" ,Raiken announced, smirking with glee. Overhead the Medic, the clouds turned a deep blackish-purple and lightning began to erupt behind them. "Around and around and around it goes! Where it hits, who knows." ,Raiken smirked as he made a circular motion with his finger. As he did so, the clouds began to imitate a whirlpool and lightning continued to build up behind the brute clouds. He really had no control over where this lightning hit. But, wherever it did, you could be sure that no one was going to be getting back up.

Hana smirked. "Iwakuchiduke: Stone Kiss!" ,Hana yelled, although it was still considerably soft. Hana smirked before she pressed her lips to her hand and blew the kiss to Aimi, as soon as it would touch her, she would get the infection and beging to turn to stone. Himawari, Hana had just activated her Kekkei Genkai, Iwakuchiduke. It was a fierce and somewhat seductive Kekkei Genkai. If anything, its beholder should be Hitoame, Naomi. But, instead, sweet, innocent little Hana got it.

Naomi glared and got into a defensive stance. "Hn. Why don't you go crawl back under the rock you came out from, Tsubaki." ,Naomi hissed. She had always referred to Midori, Ayaka as Tsubaki, meaning snake. It was a jibe at being from the Hidden Grass Village. She quickly made some hand signs. "Earth Style: Earth Manipulation no Jutsu!" ,Naomi called, letting her legs slide out from beneath her and hitting the earth with her fists. She owed Hana big time for teaching her this Jutsu. She was, by no means, the Earth Manipulator, like Hana, but she was good, good enough to beat Midori, Ayaka, anyway.

Ryo scoffed. "Are you going to stand there all day and make empty threats or are you going to put your word to good use!" ,Ryo yelled before charging at him and slashing at him with his sword. He wouldn't activate it yet. The fight was just beginning.

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Icchiro flew into the air a little, landing about a foot from where he once stood. He groaned and stood up, he took his sword and thew it at Tamekaze, hitting him in the arm. Icchiro couldn't see very well, the talons from the Ju Jak had pierced throw his skull. His right eye was a little blurry, but he stood up. Icchiro couldn't be deafeated that easily. He did a hand sign and appeared behind Tamekaze, he ripped the sword out so he had his weapon again. Icchiro smirked and backed away, waiting for Tamekaze's next move.

Raiken had actually used this trick on him before, he knew what to do. Raiken did a hand sign, and turned invisible. The lighting bolts directed at someone visible, and since Satoshi was the oppent for the lightning to hit.. the best thing to do was turn invisible. Satoshi ran at Raiken, keeping close watch on the swirling, scary looking clouds. Satoshi threw a powerful punch at Raiken, hoping to distract him a bit from the deadly looking clouds. Once those clouds weren't much of a threat, he would re-appear and use his many jutsu's on him.

Aimi dodged the deadly kiss. Who knew a kiss could be so powerful? Aimi glared at Hana, "Such a pathetic kiss couldn't get me that easily Himiwarmi!" She shouted. Aimi clasped her hands together, "Fire Style: Fire ball jutsu!" She yelled. She cupped her hands around her mouth and breathed out a HUGE fireball. It spread out far, you'd have to be good to be able to dodge such a distance.

As Ayaka was about to smack-talk Naomi, she fell to the rumbling ground. She groaned and looked up at Naomi, she couldn't move. The ground around her was still shaking like crazy. "Ugh.." She said, struggling to get up. Ayaka planned on useing some of her Earth jutsu's to show her. "Heh.." She said grinning.

Takeo smriked and preformed a hand sign, "Water Drangon Bullet!" He yelled, putting both hands out, making them face Ryo. After a few seconds past, about a thousand water like bullets lashed out from his hands. As they all formed together, they made a dragon, firece as ever. Takeo awaited by, seeing how Ryo was going to escape this matter.

(( I'll be completely honest, I suck at fighting seens. xD Hopefully this will help my improve. I'm also not really sure how to make up my own jutsus. O-O; ))

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|Whew. Thank goodness. I thought I was just about the only one that sucked a*ss at fighting scenes and making up Jutsu. Raiken's Jutsu is actually a move from InuYasha. I'm not very original. >.>|

If Tamekaze felt any pain, then he wasn't showing it. But, the blood from the gash on his arm was soon trickling down his arm, tangling around his fingers and dripping to the ground. Tamekaze used flash step to get a few feet away from Icchiro. He began making hand signs, though it brought immense pain to his arm. "Grass Style: Dance of Leaves no Jutsu." ,With that, thousands of leaves began swirlling around Icchiro, all razor sharp, knicking him here and there. The leaves were just a decoy for what was next. Using his Flash Step, he appeared behind Icchiro with another puppet. This one was a blue dragon. Chung Ryong meant Blue Dragon. The dragon reared up on its strings and blue hot, searing white-blue fire at Icchiro from behind.

Ikazu, Raiken smirked and wiped the blood away from his lip. He flipped away from the invisible Satoshi. "Sorry, Saotome. But, this thing is alot different from last time. I fixed it you see." ,he smirked just as a bolt of electricty knicked Satoshi's arm, or, at least, where it should be. With that single bolt of lightning, all others began darting from the clouds, striking everywhere around Raiken.

Hana quickly jumped out of the way, only her arm seemed to get licked by one of the flames. she let loose a whimper, but didn't give up. She appeared before Aimi and punched her before she grabbed either side of her head and pressed her lips to hers, allowing the infection to sink into her. She smirked as she pulled away, watching as the veins in Aimi's face turned a sickly grey, as did her skin. Her skin began to fade to the sickly grey and seemed like it was drying. That would give her enough time to heal the burn.

Naomi smirked before lifting her fist. With it, came a considerable chunk of the earth. She threw it at the blonde Kunoichi and did the same. That's how it went, Naomi getting clods of earth, one after one, after one, and throwing them at Ayaka. She smirked as she made a kunai from the earth and launched it Ayaka. Hoping it would pierce her heart.

Ryo skidded to a halt. So, that's how it was going to be, huh? Ryo sent some chakra to his sword. The sword began to glow a faint blue before he slashed at the dragon with it. He smirk as nothing seemed to happen, except for the dragon give a piercing cry before dying down into nothing but a large puddle of water. Ryo motioned for Takeo to wait. He began counting down with his fingers. Five .. Four .. Three .. Two .. One! The dragon roared alive and launched at Takeo, aiming to swallow him whole, but, instead blowing up into a tidal wave of water, washing the Shinobi away.

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Icchiro had cut marks all over him. The gash in his head was trickling blood all over his face. His hard expression never seemed to leave. He didn't show the slight movent of pain or giving in. Icchiro dodged the fire, breathing a little hard. He had dodged alot of those leaf needles, and thankfully not much of this fire got him. Icchiro took a deep breath, did a hand sign and yelled out, "Fire Shot!" He yelled putting his hand out, facing the ground. He put his other hand on his wrist and focused. A fireball formed into his hand, grinning Icchiro ran at his oppent with the large fireball in his hand.

After the lighting went through his arm, Satoshi fell to his knees. His invisibilty went away, and he was now visible. He clutched his arm, as the electricty went all through-out his body. He was know breathing hard, "Damnit.." He said glaring at Raiken. He slowly got to his feet and did some more hand signs, furious by know. The pain was still in his arm, burning like crazy, but that wouldn't stop him. He yelled, "Your not the only one who can use lighting! Lightning and Thunder combo!" He said. Different lighting strikes came from nowhere, striking fast at Raiken.

Aimi stood frozen on the ground, she didn't intend moving. It was useless because what was the point in wasting your chakra on trying to move when you become stone? Aimi looked at Himiwarmi, she was pretty good, but she didn't dare give up to the likes of her. Before Aimi was completely stone, she gave off the last fire that awaited in her mouth. It was directed towards Himiwarmi's face, hoping for a hit.

Ayaka dodged each large mound of Earth being thrown at her. Occasionally she would punch through the rock. She saw the Kunai coming at her, and dodged it. In the process of dodgeing it, a mound of rock hit her. Ayaka gave off a yell, being lifted into the air. She hit the ground, deffinatly angry know. She stood up, dirt all over her. She clasped her hands together, "Ice Prison!" She yelled. Before anyone could make a sudden move, ice formed all around Hitome, trapping her inisde a thick ice-like prison.

Takeo went a little far away, his own dragon had washed him away and turned on him. He stood up, "..." He then did another hand sign, not giving up. "Earth Release: Earth Mausoleum Dango!" Takeo then lifted up the largest amount of Earth possible, it was formed into a large ball. He then threw it at Ryo, not thinking that there was a possible way to espcape something as huge as that.

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Tamekaze stood for a few moments, allowing his puppets to attack at Icchiro's back. Ju Jak, the red peac*ck tearing at his, already injured, head. Chung Ryong, the blue dragon, blasting fire at him and Kaze running at him with a kunai. These diversions were enough for him to process just what Jutsu he would use, in his mind. He quickly made hand signs. "Blossom Aura." ,it was an offensive Jutsu and should block out Icchiro for a while. He then got the perfect Jutsu. Although, he wasn't sure if he could pull it off. He hadn't mastered Lightning cbased chakra yet. But, Raike had been teaching him. "Chidori!" ,immediately, Tamekaze grabbed his hand, wincing as the chakra hurt a bit and turned to lightning as a birds chirping echoed through out. Tamekaze smirked, running head on at Icchiro.

Raiken moved, getting his left sleeve zapped. He glared and prayed for a bolt to hit Satoshi, again. One of Satoshi's bolts of lightning struck, but his own managed to shoot out and combine with it. He panted as he had managed to get knicked with that, sending a small wave of convulsion through his body. His body was much more used to it than Satoshi, which is why it didn't affect him as much.

Hana's brown orbs widened and she made to jump out of the way, shielding her face with her arms. Only, she had managed to get hit in the abdomen. Hana whimpered and curled into a tight ball on the ground. The pain was too much. She would heal it as soon as the pain stopped.

Naomi growled. "Fine! If that's the way you want it, Tsubaki! She began making more handsigns. "Earth Style: Earth Cage no Jutsu!" ,a large cage made of thick earth surrounded her. "Hn. Animals belong in cages. Especially vipers like you." ,Naomi hissed.

Ryo's eyes widened and he put his sword out in front of him. Well, he was successful, the rock ball broke. Only, the problem was now there were thousands of smaller rocks aiming at him. A sharp cry left his lips as a rock crashed into his left arm. All of the smoke cleared and Ryo still stood, crouched slightly. He was panting and sweat gathered at his brows. His left arm hung limply at his side, it was broken.

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Icchiro was bleeding in many places, sweat was streaking down from his hair. The hat on his head always gathered up to much heat, which made him sweat fast. As Icchiro fought off the attacks from the birds Tamekaze had sent after him, he heard the sounds of yelling and the sound of electricty. Icchiro's eyes widened as he faced to see Tamekaze coming after him with an evil look in his eyes, with the ball of electricty in his hands. Icchiro then took off, running from Tamekaze, he deffinatly knew that if he was to get hit by that it would take quite some time to get up and start attacking some more. Icchiro couldn't afford that.

Another lighting bold struck Satoshi, this time in his leg. Satoshi fell to the ground completely, holding onto his leg and groaning in pain. "Ugh.." He said shaking a little. Raiken didn't lie, he did upgrade his lighting technique, it was more painful this time. Satoshi wanted to get up, he knew he was done for if he just sat there struggling for his leg to stop. He deffinatly knew it wouldn't stop hurting anytime soon. His arm was still in pain, but he knew the best way to heal himself was to trap Raiken somehow. He preformed a hand sign, "Water Wall!" He shouted. He would've used the Water Prison techinque, but it required for him to stick his hand in the Water, keeping it there. The wall surrounded Satoshi, therefore he began healing him arm and leg.

Aimi smirked as she saw Hana double over in pain from the last bit of fire she had. She then looked up, the rest of her body turning to stone. She had never been turned to stone before, and didn't know what would happen next, or what to expect. Aimi just stayed there, not like she had much of a choice anyways.

Ayaka tried busting through the cage, out-raged with Naomi's words. "Great.. know were both trapped. Look what you've done. I always knew you were so stupid!" She exclaimed shaking the cage. They couldn't fight anymore, unless she released the ice-pison.. which would be the dumbest thing to do, it would give Naomi and advantage. Ayaka had her hands on the bars, thinking hard about what she should do.

Sofar, Takeo hadn't been harmed much. He looked at the Ryo who was in pain. He smirked, "Hmm, I'm at an advantage. I've got two arms.. you've got one." Takeo said, even though without saying it anyone could've figured that out. He walked closer to Ryo, planning on attacking him straight-foward. He used up alot of chakra already, it took quite a lot to use that Earth technique.

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Tamekaze's eyes flashed with something .. Glee. He lifted his hand, ready to push it straight through Icchiro's chest when a hand grabbed his wrist, forcing the lightning into the ground. Tamekaze panted, looking up from his hand and to the owner of the hand. It was a male Shinobi. He was the Leader from INS 1.1 They held the more authority over them all.

"What the hell is going on here!" ,the Leader yelled, glaring at the younger Shinobi.

Tamekaze looked down at the crater in the earth his jutsu had caused. It would have killed Icchiro. But, he deserved it, he had insulted Hana. He had made her cry. But, then again, so had he. He had yelled at her, himself. Perhaps he deserved to die, as well.

Hana continued to whimper, clutching her burnt abdomen. She let out a sharp cry as hands ripped her arms from her wounded body and prodded it.

"Hayashi-San! She's been burnt really badly." ,the very feminine male called to the Leader.

The Leader sighed and rubbed the back of his neck. "I want you to work on her first, then, Hikaru. Then I want you to try and take a look at this one. She's been poisoned or something. I think it's the work of a Iwakuchiduke Kekkei Genkai." ,Hayashi, the Leader, ordered.

Hikaru nodded and his hands began to glow green as he pressed them into Hana's burnt abdomen. Hana kept giving squeals of pain, making Tamekaze growl and rush towards her, grabbing the Medic and throwing him off of her.

"Stand down! She needs to be healed!" ,Hayashi roared, going over and ripping him away from the girl when he would not listen.

Hana gave a sharp cry, arching her back when the Medic had to touch her burnt abdomen, making Ikazu, Raiken wince and look away.

"You two, Taro, Reiko. I want you to free those two in the cages." ,Hayashi ordered.

The male, Taro darted for Naomi and made some hand signs. He blew fire at the back of the cage, careful not to get her and melted it.

The girl, Reiko, gathered chakra in her fist and punched the cage that contained Ayaka, making the wall crumble.

Hikaru, the Medic, finished with Hana, rubbing ointment on her to numb the slight pain that would say, even though any trace of the brun was gone right away. He then made his way over to Aimi, placing his hands over her chest and trying to work the infection out. Only, he could only subside it.

"Hayashi-san. I can't remove it. I can only slow it down." ,he stated, rather solemnly.

Hana made a little whimper. She tried her best to get up. Her chakra was drained and she was weak. Her knees wobbled and turned into each other as she clutched her abdomen with her right arm. "I-I can remove it." ,she whispered, her voice clearly pained. She knelt beside Aimi. "I'll make it go away, Aimi-San. I'll make it go away." ,she promised, using the last ounce of her chakra so that she could take her infection back in. Unfortunately, she had to kiss her again to do so.

Hikaru tried to ignore the two Kunoichi liplocked and turned to Satoshi. He then began to work on him. "Hmm .. Hit with lightning. Call off your Jutsus, now!" ,Hikaru commanded.

Raiken obeyed and called it off. Just as he was about to collasp, Hana was beneath him, his arm over her shoulder and her arm around his waist. She didn't have any chakra left, he knew that. But, she began to heal him anyway, risking her life for his.

Ryo panted, falling to his knees and getting a coughing fit. His vision began to go blury and he soon blacked out.

"Hikaru! I want you to heal that one over there! Then I want you to heal that one! Then these two over here. I think you should try and tranfer some chakra to that girl, too. She doesn't have much left." ,Hayashi commanded, pointing to Ryo, Takeo, Icchiro and Tamekaze, and lastly, Hana.

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Icchiro fell to the ground, panting. He was safe, finally safe. He knew he could've died. He saw the large hole that was in the ground from Tamekaze's chidori. It had improved since they last met, although he wouldn't admit it.. he was glad the INS 1.1 was there to stop there fights. Icchiro looked around, the place was even more destroyed then it had been before. Everyone was groaning, bleeding and in ALOT of pain. Icchiro looked down, actually feeling bad for putting his team at risk of dieing.. he should've just left without a word. Insted he put up a fight, not caring. It filled him with anger, he sat there. He saw the Medic's going to one person to another. He ignored the shots of pain coming from the large wounds. He watched Tamekaze, swearing inside his head for revenge. Although, he always did. Icchiro sat and waited to be healed by a Medic.

Aimi laid there, she had indeed been healed from being turned to stone. She was slightly consious though, the posion had gotten to her head. Aimi watched everyone move around frantically, everything was blurry to her. Aimi groaned and moved her head to the side, glad she could finally start to move her body. The Medic had told her not to move for the remaining posion in her body could spread. She took a deep breath and knew that Hana had probably won the fight, she wasn't sure what happened after she gave off the last breath of her fire.

Satoshi called off his lighting, just as the leader ordered. He was still healing himself, but he also called off his Water Wall. He sat there, able to tend himself even though she pain was still there. Satoshi didn't have much chakra anymore, so he stopped healing himself. He looked at his injured arm and leg, they were both deep wounds with blood still spilling out of it. Satoshi groaned in pain and glared at Raiken. He really did despise him.

Ayaka fell to the ground as her justsu was realeased, thankfull that someone helped her free from the cage. Ayaka wanted to dart straight towards Naomi and beat her up for the insults. "I hate you so much." She mumbled quietly under her breath, not for anyone to hear but herself. Ayaka wasn't injured to much, just a couple minor cuts. Ayaka sat on the ground, looking at all her teemates, making sure they were okay. Ayaka got up and walked over to their leader, making sure he was okay himself.

Takeo stopped inching towards the know passed out Ryo. He took his glasses off and placed them on his head, feeling rather proud. Without realizeing it, Takeo fell to the ground shaking. It was totally un-expected but Takeo was very low on chakra. He didn't think it was to serious, but it might've been. Takeo was know panting as if he had just run a few miles, much like most people where panting themselves.

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Tamekaze's deep pools of black lessened in color and were soon the darkest green. You had to be up close to realize they weren't black. He looked at each of his teammates. Hitoame, Naomi seemed to be fine, just a little low on chakra. Hana could barely move, with no chakra left, still, she was beside Raiken and healing him. Raiken shivered every once and again from the electricty surging through his body, his Jutsu now released. And Ryo. Aokawa Ryo was unconscious, though even from where Tamekaze stood he could tell his left arm was badly broken. They had caused so much pain to their own teams, all because one of them couldn't be the bigger one and just walk away. Tamekaze knew Icchiro had a temper and wouldn't leave. Tamekaze didn't. And, he would have left, provided Icchiro and his damned team hadn't started in on Hana.

Hana bit her bottom lip as she concentrated more. She barely had any chakra left, if any, but she needed to heal Ryo first, before she became a total lost cause. The feminine Medic, Hikaru, made his way over to her. "Here. I'm going to give you some chakra, I want you to help me and go around helping everyone, okay?" ,he asked in a kind tone. Hana nodded her understanding, feeling enery reinstate her body. With more chakra, she finished up Raiken and made her way over two the two unscious Shinobi.

She knelt beside Aokawa, Ryo and inspected him. "Gomen, Ryo-San, but I have to." ,she mumbled before taking his left arm and snapping it back into place, earning a grunt of pain from him. She rolled him over so he was laying on his back. She gathered the chakra in her hands and rubbed them over his arm, healing it. Hana made her way over to Tamekaze then. She, shyly, placed her hand on his injured arm, trying to get his attention. When he looked down at her, she smiled and pushed up his sleeve, looking at his arm. She began making a few handsigns. "Water style: Water Manipulation no Jutsu." , she moved her hands and gathered water from the ground. It was pure and clean, so she didn't have to worry. She washed away the blood and began to heal it. Once she was done with her Leader, she turned to the Leader of her rival team. "I-I kn-know we don't get along, Fu-Fujasawa-San. A-Ano, could I hea-heal you. Saotome-San l-looks t-tired." ,she asked in a shy voice, tugging on his sleeve like a small child, giving him expectant eyes.

Raiken got up from his sitting place and made his way over to Ryo. Ryo and Hana had been the more seriously injured out of them all. Ryo could handle himself, but gentle little Hana. She had gotten angry and fought. Hell, she kicked Himoto's a*ss by his books, but still. He should have kept a close eye on her. He hoisted his team mate's limp body over his shoulder and made his way over to Tamekaze.

Naomi looked at Ayaka, giving her a look. It wasn't one of hatred or a triumphant smirk, but one of respect as a worthy opponent. Hitoame, Naomi may be alot of things, but a sore loser she was not. She relished a great fight and a worthy opponent even more. "This isn't over, Midori." ,Naomi purred, giving her a brief half smile, half smirk before making her way over to her team.

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Icchiro looked at Hana, even though he would never let anyone from there enemy team touch him.. he knew he was injured and that Satoshi couldn't possibly heal him in his condition. Icchiro took a huge sigh, "Yeah.. whatever." He said casually and had a pinch of niceness in it. He would thank Hana once she healed him, but that was the only 'thanks' they would hear coming from him. Icchiro slowly stood up, struggling. Tamekaze had really beaten him up this time, he looked at Tamekaze, not glaring or showing any emotion. Icchiro then quickly looked away, looking at his teemates. Everyone was healing and regaining there strength slowly.

Aimi took a huge breath and gathered herself, she slowly stood up. She shook her head, looking around. It felt good to be able to move again, but she couldn't believe the damage everyone had caused. She put a hand over her mouth as she saw her injured friends, Aimi looked down. She then stood up completely and walked over to were Icchiro and Hana were. Aimi whispered a 'thanks' to Hana and walked away briskly. She thanked Hana for saving her, even though Hana was the one who did that to her.

Takeo looked around, he then fixed his eyes on the uncounsious Ryo. He didn't mean to take Ryo out that bad, just to give him a piece of his mind for the trash-talk he had given him earlier. Takeo waited until he felt better before he got up. Takeo asked for assisstance, it could take quite a while, "Hey.. can one of you guys give me just a little chakra?" He asked panting a little less, for he was getting most of his strength back.

Satoshi watched Raiken. He wondered why all the guys on the team just adored Hana, he couldn't quite figure it out. He sighed and looked down. He grunted as he stood up, Raiken's lighting bolts were really something. Satoshi made his way over to Aimi, making sure she was okay. He then saw that Icchiro was letting Hana heal him, which suprised him, Icchiro letting someone else other than Satoshi to heal him. He sighed and looked to see if his other friends were okay, Takeo had assisstance and Ayaka wasn't injured.

Ayaka nodded and smirked at Naomi, "It's never over.. Hitome." She said. Which was the truth, whenever the teams meet up they end up fighting.. as usual. The same people fight each other, always almost killing each other. Ayaka and Naomi always ended up never hurting each other.. which was always strange. Ayaka stood up and walked calmly over to Icchiro waiting for her other teemates to come.

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Deep green orbs darkend to black and tanned fists clenched. Tamekaze didn't understand why Hana had to offer Fujasawa help. Not when he was the reason for her and her teammates' pain. Hana was too kind for her own good. It was people like Fujasawa, Icchiro that took advantage of kind natured people like Himawari, Hana.

Hana sent a soft smile Aimi's way. She leant up on her tip-toes, trying to reach Fujasawa, Icchiro's head. "Ah, g-gomen, Fujasawa-San. B-but, do you think you could s-sit, please?" ,Hana asked softly, her honey brown eyes melding with his. Hana was a petit thing, and Fujasawa, Icchiro was a good head over her in height.

Raiken stood beside his Leader, his still unconscious teammate dangling over his shoulder. He watched, his blue eyes darkening as she watched Hana leaning up to heal Icchiro's head. If it had been him, he would have let Fujasawa bleed to death. And, judging by the aura given off from him, Tamekaze would have, too.

Naomi smirked and snickered. "It's because she's so sweet, Saotome. Hana .. She's a cute little thing, don't you think? Cool, composed guys, like Tamekaze-San, can't help but like sweet little things like Himawari, Hana. And then, guys like Raiken-San, cold and arrogant. Well, they just love those girls like Hana. Stuttering, shy, gentle, soft-spoken, innocent .. They just eat that crap up. They love it. You can't tell me you don't find Himawari, Hana the slightest bit attractive, especially when she gets angry and her bold side comes out. Even, Fujasawa thinks she's cute." ,Naomi explained, smirking. Naomi was great with mindreading because her Kekkei Genkai specialized in it. Only, she rarely used it because it took alot out of her, not chakra wise only. But, it drained her energy and hurt her head when she had to listen to everyone, so, she blocked them out.

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Icchiro sat down hard, grunting. He knew everyone was staring in either amazement or anger. He didn't care though, as long as he was healed he was okay. Icchiro was going to take his team and get out of there and go as far away from them as possible when she was finished. Icchiro sighed and looked at his teemates, they were all coming together and were looking much better then they had a while ago.

Aimi stood up and smiled at Satoshi for 'thanks' for checking up on her. She then walked over to where Takeo, Icchiro and Ayaka was at. She waited for Icchiro's wounds to heal, then she knew that they would dissappear after that. Aimi then wished her leader hadn't been so stubborn and should've just left. But she was glad she could atleast fight Himiwarmi, it felt good to finally take her anger out on someone. Which was harsh for Aimi to think something like that.

Takeo and Ayaka watched nearby, alongside with Aimi. They looked to see where Satoshi was at, and apparently he was talking with Naomi.. which concerend them. They shrugged it off and made sure there leader was going to be okay. He had large gashes of blood coming out of wounds that were all around his body.

Satoshi lokoed at Naomi and laughed. "I've got my eyes on someone else.. I don't like Himiwarmi at all. I don't care how sweet and innocent she might be.. if you want my opinion.. I think shes annoying." Satoshi admitted, he wasn't jealous or anything, he was just speaking his mind. "Ugh, my leader wouldn't find her the least bit cute. Hes not like that." He said shaking his head, "And besides Tonou and Ikazu know her pretty well and are that attached to her. They do seem to get angered easily.. shes just healing Icchiro." Satoshi said. He was pretty much a bastard right there, speaking his mind and everything.

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Tamekaze just wanted to grab Hana and pull her away from Fujasawa, but he knew that would just result in hurting Hana's feelings and giving Fujasawa the pleasure of seeming getting angry over such 'trivial' things.

Hana smiled and whispered a small thanks to him. She gently removed the hat on Icchiro's head, careful not to pull it too hard. She didn't want to hurt him. She frowned she inspected the head wound. She glanced over at Tamekaze to see the look of triumph in his eyes. She sighed and began making hand signs. "Water Style: Water Manipulation no Jutsu." ,again, Hana moved her hands and made water spiral up from the ground. She began to wash the blood away. In her free hand, she had a cloth from her pack and was wiping away the blood water, making sure none got into his eyes or over his clothing. She smiled once she finally got all of the blood cleaned from his hair. She let the water fall to a puddle on the ground. She gathered chakra to her hands, the chakra glowing green as she placed them over Icchiro's head. Hana smiled as she watched the wound seal up. "There." ,she smiled, standing back. She looked at his hat and saw the blood and visible slashes. "Gomen, but there isn't much I can do for this, unless you want to stay here longer." ,she stated, handing him his now wet, blood free hat as she had just engulfed it with water and rung it out. She would ask Tamekaze to dry it, but she knew he would probably burst a blood vessel.

"Hana. Come on. Fujasawa's healed now. Let him go. It's not your place to take care of him." ,Raiken's voice was hard, but his glare was harder as he stared at Fujasawa, Icchiro. Hadn't he called Hana weak and annoying before the fight? Now he was accepting her help. He was totally taking advantage of Hana's kindness.

Ryo groaned as he began to awaken. "Ughh. Raiken, let me down, now. Before I throw up over you." ,that did the trick, in a matter of seconds, Aokawa, Ryo was looking up at his team mate from the ground. He groaned as he muttered about Raiken having no sympathy or respect for his a*ss.

Naomi analyzed Satoshi. "Hmm. Then perhaps you're the only one that thinks her annoying. But, I bet you would readily accept her help if you were near death and don't deny it! I know all!" ,she added, tapping her head with a nailed finger, smirking at him.

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Icchiro glared at Tamekaze, he silently thanked Hana and grabbed his hat. He held it in his hand, he grabbed his sword and walked away from the scene silently. He groaned, the pain still throbbed, but his wounds were healed now. "Let's go everyone." He told them leaping to the spot where he once stood before the fight, waiting for his teemates to follow after him. Icchiro looked down at the scene, blood was everywhere and damage was still visible from the fight scenes.

Aimi leaped into the air and landed next to Icchiro, looking down with her hands clasped together. She took a deep breath and waited for the rest of her teemates. It had been some day that day. She never expected such a serious fight to break lose.

Takeo and Ayaka followed silently after them, all they were waiting for was Satoshi. It bothered them that he was talking with Naomi, but they didn't think to much of it. They were probably fighting as usual, they always seemed to be yelling and insulting each other.

Satoshi stood. "Actually, I'm sure most of the girls are just pretending to like her. There probably jealous inside because all the guys like her. I'm sure your jealous to Hitome.. don't deny it." Satoshi smirked and stood up. "Gotta go.. until then." He leaped off into the air without another word, and without letting Naomi speak her mind.

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Tamekaze glanced at their rivals as they retreated. "Move out. We have to get to Sunagakure within two days, maximum. We can't chance not getting this gem." ,Tamekaze commanded, turning his back on them and going his own way.

Hana grabbed up her pack and slid the straps onto her arms. She was hoping there would be a slight chance of a break, but that time was cut into by the fight. She was thankful for Squad 1.1's intervening. She wasn't sure if any of them would leave the small village. Still, she wished they could stay to give the villagers a proper burial.

Raiken grunted and followed. He rotated his arm, the one that had managed to get zapped. "Damn. Saotome's learnt a few new Jutsu. Guess I'm going to have to step it up for next time." ,Raiken muttered, smirking confidently. Ikazu, Raiken lived for fights and he loved to win those fights.

Naomi was left to watch the male Medic run off. She gritted her teeth and growled. Her fists clenched. She finally couldn't take it any more and let loose. She punched the nearest thing, which happened to be Ryo.

"Ouch! Hey! ' The hell was that for, N'omi?" ,Ryo whined, rubbing his offended arm.

"Ugh! He's so infuriating!" , that was the answer to his question.

Ryo grinned, something clicking in his mind. "Awww. I think you like him." ,Ryo informed, only to receive an arched brow. "I think you luuuuurve hi-" ,he began to sing out.

"Finish that sentence and I'll crucify you, Aokawa." ,Naomi growled, holding his lips shut with her hand.

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Icchiro looked down, actually feeling the sad emotion. As Satoshi arrived with them, he began walking off into the opposite direction. "First things first.. we've got to get that gem before they do.." Which of course might lead to another fight, but it was also the truth. Icchiro and his teemates had to deffinatly get the gem before there enemy team does. Icchiro then looked back at his exhausted teemates. "I'm sorry for putting you guys in danger.. I should've just left when he told me to." Icchiro admitted. He wasn't used to the 'apologizing' stuff, but he was also a good leader to them. "Atleast you guys are okay." He muttered.

Aimi smiled at him, even though he couldn't see it, since they were walking behind him. "It's supriseing for you to be apologizeing.. and I'm sure everyone here agrees that you should've left when we could've.. then nothing bad would have happened." Aimi said, probably making Icchiro feel worse about the situation.

Ayaka stepped in before Aimi could continue, "What she means to say is.. even though that happened.. we accept your apology." She glanced at Aimi whos face was a little red, and she smiled.

Takeo and Satoshi nodded. They agreed. Satoshi kept quiet and smirked as he remembered Naomi. He wondered what her response would've been if he let her talk. Then again, it was fun to wonder.

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The squad was some distance away before Tonou, Tamekaze decided to break the, now, endowing silence. "I put your lives in danger back there and I apologize for that. You all shouldn't have to risk your lives because Fujasawa and I can't come to terms of agreement." ,Tamekaze's voice was the same emotionless tone as it always was.

Hana looked up at him. "It's okay, Kaze-San. You're our Leader. We fight when you fight." ,Hana spoke up. She knew what she said wasn't wrong. All of them would do anything for one another and trusted Tamekaze with their lives.

The ever present smirk was no longer present on Raiken's face, but a smile. A real smile. "Yeah. You're our Leader, we listen to you. Besides, if you hadn't gotten into it with Fujasawa then who knows how long I would've had to wait until I got to fight Saotome again." ,Raiken added, the smile vanishing and the smirk in place.

Naomi rolled her eyes at her blonde teammate. "Well, I for one wouldn't mind going back there and beating the hell out of Saotome. I still don't think you inflicted enough pain on him, Raiken." ,Naomi's eyes froze over, just talking about him got her ready to kill someone.

Ryo made to say something, but quickly closed his lips after receiving a look from Naomi. "I wasn't going to say anything about you loving Saotome." ,he exclaimed, putting his hands up in a defensive motion. Everyone froze, looking at Naomi. A blush swallowed up the Kunoichi's face and she got a dangerous look. "Oops. Did I say that out loud? Hehehe. Naomi, why are you looking at me like that? Naomi!" ,Ryo yelled, stopping rubbing the back of his neck and running off as the Kunoichi chased after him, screaming at him.

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(( Lol that's funny. I would watch what I say around her if this was in real life. xD ))

Icchiro took in a deep breath, "Thanks.. and if me and Tonou can't come to an agreement or are yelling at each other.. then that means you probably know were gonna fight.. and I don't want that to happen so.." Icchiro sighed, he wasn't sure where he was getting at. "Forget it." He said. Icchiro was obviously under alot of stress from the fight, to thinking, to thinking were the gem might be. Alot was running through his tired mind.

Aimi fidled with her fingers nervously, not wanting Icchiro to be under to much stress. "It's fine Icchiro-kun." She said giving him a perky smile as she placed a hand on his shoulder. Aimi didn't want him to think to hard. They were all in this together and would help find the gem before the other team did. Aimi then looked back to make sure Ayaka, Takeo and Satoshi were following.

Ayaka nodded at Aimi and then looked at Icchiro, "Just to let you know.. we'd never let you down. Were all in this together and plan to stick with you. Were a team!" Ayaka reminded him, and also reminding everyone else. That's when Ayaka turned around and looked at Satoshi with narrowed eyes. Takeo knew what she was thinking once he saw her.

Takeo smirked and looked at Satoshi himself, "So.. we were all wondering what 'nice' conversation you were having with Hitome." Takeo asked curiously. They didn't look like they were fighting, they acted as if they were teemates and were great friends having a conversation, which worried them alot. Satoshi looked down and pushed his glasses closer to his face. "It doesn't concern you guys." He admitted, face turning a little red. He hoped they didn't expect anything.

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|Hehe^^ She's like a newer version of Tsunade and Sakura. I have to go soon : ( But, I'll try to get back on after, k? : )|

Few trees marred their journey now. There were no more clouds, only the endless blue and the hard sun beating down on them. Right now, they were walking on dry, cracked lands. No sand as of yet, but no grass either. "Hurry. You don't want to be stuck out here at this time of the year." ,Tamekaze hurried his teammates. Suna was famous for its deadly sandstorms. And, at this time of the year, they were the worst. Deadly and indeciphrable. You could never tell when one was going to hit.

Hana looked over her shoulder at her teammates. "Naomi-San, did you have to hit him that hard?" ,Hana asked, with questioning eyes, asking if that was really necessary. Referring to her broken and bloodied teammate, Ryo.

Raiken smirked. The fight between Naomi and Ryo still fresh in his mind and replaying. Entertainment was hard to come by when they were just travelling like this. So, when some form of entertainment came his way, he remembered it and relished it.

Naomi huffed, folding her arms over her chest and looking in the other direction. Her vibrant eyes were much more vibrant. Which was odd, considering her foul mood. But, that's how it always went. The worse her mood, the brighter her eyes.

Beside them, Aokawa, Ryo limped his way along. Broken and bloodied didn't quite fit him. His left eye was black and bother were swollen so that they were nearly closed. A trickle of blood connected the spaced between his nose and upper lip. His mouth seemed to be like a watermelon slice smile, but really it was just stuck like that. On his head were multiple bumps, all ranging in size and a black space was where one of his front teeth should be, making a little whistle sound as he made his way along. His limbs were no better off, resembling an accordian.

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Icchiro looked ahead. They had just entered the desert of Sunagakure. He could sense that a sandstorm was coming this direction. Icchiro huffed, "Dammnit.." He said. By looking at the sky and the movement of the sand on the ground by far told him a sandstorm was approaching them.. and fast. Icchiro turned back to his teemates who were talking casually. Icchiro groaned. "Guys, stay close to me so we don't get lost."

Aimi got the message through. She looked ahead and noticed that he had noticed. "Sandstorms coming isn't it?" She questioned. Icchiro nodded at her, "And a big one to." He told her. He took a deep breath, he didn't want to lose his teemates. "Stick close to me so we don't get lost." He told them once more. Aimi was a little frightened, so she ran up to Icchiro, gesturing for Ayaka, Taneko and Satoshi to come.

Ayaka wasn't scared, it took alot to scare someone like her. She walked up to Aimi, insted of running. Takeo and Satoshi followed close behind. Takeo looked ahead and groaned, "If you guys don't mind me saying.. this has been the worst day that I've had in a long time. First we meet with the enemy team.. then we fight them and get injured.. then we end up running into a deadly sand-storm." Takeo said.

Satoshi looked at him with a little glare. He was exhausted and he didn't mean to stare at his own teemate like that. "Your not really making matters any better." He told him, his facial expression returning to normal. Satoshi sighed and looked ahead. The sand was picking up in great speed.

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Swirls of sand danced over miniature hills made of sand. Though they were beautiful, the flying paticles could only mean something deadly. "Woah. Hana. I want you to get the ropes out. Infuse them with your chakra." ,Tamekaze commanded.

Hana halted, not sure why the ropes were needed. But, there was an instant knotting feeling in her stomach. This could only mean something bad was in the future. She slipped her pack off of her shoulders and began to dig through it, pulling out a coil of rope.

Raiken stopped beside them, wondering, just why exactly Hana was getting out the rope and why they were stopped. "What's going on, Tame? Something wrong?" ,Raiken asked, his blue eyes narrowing in on the land surrounding him.

Naomi picked up her pace, running to her three stopped teammates. "Why are we stopping?" ,she asked. Her vivacious eyes looking into Tamekaze's dull ones.

Ryo kept walking, not watching where he was going and bumping into the back of Raiken. He fell back into the sand, right on his a*ss. "Owww! Itai! It burns!" ,he yelped as the sand scorched his backside.

"Enough. A sandstorms coming. You must get those ropes around you , as soon as possible. Make sure it's tight. I want you all to infuse your chakra with it. Just to secure it. This is going to be a big one." ,Tamekaze warned of the imminent danger ahead of them.

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(( If you don't mind.. that's a smart idea.. can I use it to? xD ))

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|Sure. They all got taught the same things. : )|

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(( Well it was smart thinking, so I was like, 'OMG I HAVE TO ASK IF I CAN DO THAT TO!' xD Thank you. ))

Icchiro looked at Satoshi. Since he was the Medic Ninja in there group he was the one that carried most of the stuff in his back-pack. "Satoshi, take the longest rope out of your bag." He said walking slower so they didn't walk straight into the sandstorm. He wasn't exactly sure when the storm was coming, but he knew it was approaching fast and it was deadly. Icchiro stuck his hand out as he waited for Satoshi.

Satoshi looked at Icchiro like he was crazy, not sure why they would need rope in this tight situation. He did as he was told and pulled the rope out from his bag, the long rope to. "Eh, what am I supposed to do with this?" He asked. Before Icchiro could explain Ayaka spoke up.

"I think Icchiro wants us to bind our chakra together and tie the ropes to our waists." Ayaka bluntly said with a raised eyebrow. She looked at Icchiro to make sure that her statement was correct, and when Icchiro nodded she smirked. Ayaka took a piece of the rope and binded her chakra into it. One thing was for sure, she did NOT want to be on the end. Ayaka made sure of that, for her own selfish reasons.

Aimi took the piece of rope that was second behind Icchiros. The line order went like this: Icchiro, Aimi, Takeo, Ayaka, and then Satoshi. Poor Satoshi got the end part of the rope. Although Satoshi didn't mind, he probably needed the end rope so he could watch all of his teemates movements incase one was injured.

Takeo nodded at Icchiro, "Smart thinking Icchiro!" He called up to him. Takeo then fused his chakra into the ropes, along with everyone else. Know, hopefully, during this deadly sandstorm no one could possibly get hurt or lost. They started walking, the sand picking up and sometimes flying into there faces.

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|Haha. I have to go now. Sorry. That's the downfall of having school.|

The five ninja trudged on. Over the distance they had travelled, the sandstorm had gotten worst. Much worst.

Tamekaze kept his head bowed. Thankfully, his mouth and nose was covered by his collar, making it easier for him to breathe.

Hana was just behind Tamekaze. She didn't have much for shelter. But, Tamekaze was doing very well at blocking most of the sand out. What he couldn't, she did by keeping her hands up to her face.

Raiken was behind Hana. He wasn't much better off than Hana, having to shield his face with his arms as well.

Naomi had more protection, having Raiken blocking the sand for her. Still, some managed to get into her eyes, which lead to them burning and stinging.

Ryo smirked as he had a shield of water form around his head. It prevented the sand from entering and on the inside, it was hollow so he could breathe. And, the best thing was, this Jutsu didn't require alot of chakra.

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(( Aww alright. :] Talk to you tomorrow. ))

Icchiro had it the worst. He couldn't breath much or look up to see where he was going. This is what sucked about being the leader, especially being in the front while leading your team through a sandstorm. Icchiro had a few coughing fits as he trudged through the never-ending sand. He called back to his team, hoping they could hear him through all the wind. "Are you guys doing alright?" He questioned, just to make sure they were still behind him.

Aimi didn't bother looking up, since she was just so tiny it was easy for her to go through the sand. Icchiro used his body to basically block off the sand coming at her. She took a few coughs and covered her eyes and mouth. "I'm doing.. okay I guess." She told him.

Takeo looked down most of the time, it wasn't much help with having Aimi in front of him. He then looked up with squinted eyes. You couldn't see a thing, and it wouldn't suprise Takeo if by the next few minutes you couldn't see Icchiro at all. Takeo called out, "I'm fine!" He said looking down, the sand getting into his eyes.

Ayaka was looking down herself, thankful that Takeo was in front of her. "I'm okay!" She called ahead. She couldn't see Icchiro, but she could see a little bit of Aimi. The sand was getting worse, large clusters were now forming and blowing towards them. She wished they weren't hear right know.

Satoshi couldn't see Aimi nor Icchiro at all. Takeo was becoming a little less there himself. He had to basically scream it for Icchiro to here. "YEAH!" He called out. Ayaka turned to him with a glare, he had practically screamed into her eyes. Satoshi put an arm over his mouth, looking down with eyes squinting.

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|Hi, Kiki-Chan. : )|

Tamekaze kept trudging on, his head bowed. The blowing sand seemed to take residence in his hair. Still, he had an idea both girls had it worst with their long hair. There was no sign of the sandstorm holding off. He halted and turned. Behind him, he could see Hana fine, Raiken was okay, a few spots a bit hazy. Naomi was just a silhouette in the sand, but there was no Ryo. "Ryo! Are you still there!" ,Tamekaze called out. He never lost or left a man behind.

Hana halted and turned, she had to lean out from Raiken. As soon as she did, she was engulfed in the sand. She pulled back to the shelter Tamekaze and Raiken provided, spluttering and spitting out sand.

Raiken looked over his shoulder, Naomi was perfect for seeing and there were a few spots of Ryo that were hazy. He turned back. "He's fine, Tame." ,Raiken informed over the roar of the sand.

Naomi tried to contain her laugh at Hana. She didn't wnat to end up with sand in her mouth. "When do you think this will calm down?" ,Naomi cried out to Tamekaze.

Ryo shrugged, looking down at Naomi, even though the question wasn't aimed at him. "I don't know. But, I hope it's soon. The sand is going to leave welts on my legs." ,Ryo exclaimed, pointing down to his exposed legs.

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(( Hey! :] How are we gonna do this, I think my next post should be when they meet or something. >.<; ))

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|Yeah, like the sand is beginning to settle down and they can notice the others' silhouettes or something.|

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(( Alright. :] ))

Icchiro had to keep his eyes facing foward so he didn't end up taking them in the wrong direction or run them into something.. not like it seemed possible through all the sand. Icchiro squinted his eyes, the sand frequently got into his eyes but he managed to get used to it somehow. Luckily the part they were at, the sand seemed to be dieing down. Icchiro squinted his eyes even more as he saw a line of figures moving. As he continued to move on, he noticed who it was. "Guys.. we have trouble!" He announced.

Aimi had her head facing down-wards, but it shot up once she heard Icchiro. "What do you mean Icchiro-kun?" She asked. She hoped it wasn't that bad of trouble, like they needed more trouble. Aimi leaned over to see what was in front of Icchiro, just to see if there was anything there. "I-I don't see anything!" She told him. Then she saw the figures herself, and groaned with a stern look on her face.

Ayaka took a sigh, "The INS 3.2 team.. isn't it?" She said, not bothering to take a look, she highly doubt that she'd see anything for now anyways. Ayaka looked up to see Icchiro and Aimi. She then looked down again, shielding her eyes from the sand.

Satoshi couldn't quite see anything either, but he knew from what Ayaka said, it was the INS 3.2 team. "Of course.. we should've expected to run into them again soon.." Satoshi said, which they could've. They were all after the gem anyways. Takeo by far couldn't see anything. Both Icchiro and Aimi were a blurr, well mostly Icchiro. Takeo groaned, he deffinatly hated being in the back.. it was less exciting.

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Tamekaze stopped, just as soon as his eyes landed on them. A little distance from them were silhouettes in the sand. "Something or someone's out there, I want you all to ready yourselves, this sand is going to clear in a few moments, that's when we'll get to see who or what it is." ,Tamekaze ordered over his shoulder.

Hana nodded and began making handsigns. "Iwakuchiduke." ,she mumbled, not wanting enemy Shinobi to find out that she possessed the Iwakuchiduke Kekkei Genkai.

Raiken smirked and his eyes flashed as he spread his legs and got into a comfortable stance. He was already about to activate a Jutsu.

The same gleam could be seen in Naomi's eyes. She reached into her pouch and pulled out a few Senbon, laced with poison.

Ryo grinned, excitedly. He reached back, his fingers just barely brushing the handle of his sword.

"Ready. Now!" ,Tamekaze roared and they all jumped to the silhouettes in unison with the clearing of the sand.

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Icchiro jumped back and saw the people coming at them, "WAIT!" He yelled, quickly withdrawing his sword and putting it to his chest in a protective way, so he wouldn't get hurt. Icchiro looked at his other teemates, who thankfully, were protected to. The sand was finally clearing to reveal the INS 3.2 team. Icchiro narrowed his eyes, and put his sword back, showing he wasn't there to fight.

Aimi had her hands clasped together, ready to shout out a jutsu to attack. Once she saw Hana in front of her, she let her hands drop. Aimi over-looked the entire team who had themselves prepared to attack them. Aimi then looked at her teemates and then back at Hana.

Satoshi had his hands in his bag, ready to pull out any weapon that would be usefull for an attack. He then took his hands out of his bag and let them fall to his side, just as Aimi and Icchiro had did. Since Icchiro put his sword away, it meant that the rest of the teemates weren't supposed to attack or make it look as if they were going to.

Ayaka already had a few posioned needles in her right hand and a few Kunai's in her left. She had her arms over her chest like a cross, ready to throw the needles. Ayaka then say Naomi and narrowed her eyes herself. She whispered, 'Hitome' under her breath and put the utensils away.

Takeo had his arms crossed, he wasn't sure what was going on really, that's why he was the only one dumbfounded. He looked around, realizeing their situation. He laughed nervously and un-crossed his arms. He wished someone would've told him, but atleast they didn't attack.

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Tamekaze stopped with no problem, making kaze, his puppet, fall back. "Fall back! It's just INS 3.1." ,Tamekaze stated, brushing the team off. His dark eyes honed in on them. The sand had stopped by now, leaving blue skies.

Hana halted. She deactivated her Kekkei Genkai and looked across from her to Hana. She wanted to ask the girl if she was feeling better, but decided against it. "Kaze-San, are they after the gem, too?" ,she whispered so the other team wouldn't hear.

Ikazu, Raiken's eyes lost their spark and he straightened up out of his stance as soon as his eyes landed on Saotome, Satoshi. The disappointment was clear in his eyes and he made no move to mask it.

Naomi stopped, standing beside Raiken. She bit back a smirk as she noticed his look when he saw Satoshi .. Uh, Saotome. She was not going to start calling that .. Thing by its first name.

Ryo was the last to stop, skidding. Ryo grew up surrounded by water, not sand, which is exactly why this situation occured. The toes of his sandals dug into the sand and he fell, face first, into the sand.

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(( What do we do know? Ask to journey together? Sorry it took me long, just took a shower. >.<; ))

[DarknessxCallsxMyxName]

|Nah. They just have a little argument. They both go in the same direction, they just stick to opposite sides, ignoring one another until one them points out they're clearly lost because there is no forests around Suna.|

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Icchiro's eyes were still narrowed. He couldn't believe that out of anyone to run into, they ran into INS 3.2. "Looking for the gem.. I'm guessing?" Icchiro asked, discussing with the leader in particular. He didn't plan on talking with the other teemates, he never really did. It was always one on one with him and Tamekaze.

Aimi looked at both of the leaders faces, then she turned to Hana. Aimi wanted to thank Hana again, but she knew she'd be scolded, or probably worse. That's how serious they were. Aimi noticed that everyone else didn't care what Icchiro and Tamekaze were talking about, they talked to there enemy, the one that was facing them. Aimi looked at Hana, she didn't want to yell at Hana or trash-talk her team or anything.. she was actually becoming a softie, but she wouldn't admit it. This was also a repayment for Hana being nice.

Satoshi glared at Raiken. "Hmmph, does my lighting bolts still sting?" He said with a smirk on his face. He hoped they still were stinging like crazy, it felt good to cause Raiken pain. It was his favorite thing to do when they met. Satoshi never took his eyes off of Raiken.

Ayaka was still staring at Naomi. A smirk was on her face as well, she noticed her staring at Satoshi and Raiken. "Hmm, does Hitome like Satoshiii?" She taunted with a grin. She could tell that Naomi might like him. Ayaka suspected it when all Naomi does it stare at Satoshi.. well sometimes.

Between the small conversations a burst of laughter appeared. It was Takeo who laughed of course, and it was loud to. He couldn't hold it in of course, his rival had fallen face first into the never-ending sand. Takeo held her stomach as he laughed, "WOW, I'd love to see that again." He managed to say.

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Tamekaze cast his eyes over to his fallen comrade, literally. He then looked back to Icchiro, his hawk eyes zoning in on Icchiro's. "That's not really any of your business, is it, Fujasawa. But, if I was correct, which I am, you're headed to Suna to get the gem." ,Tamekaze kept the same impassive look. He lived to piss the ever hell out of Fujasawa, Icchiro and the fact that he could keep so level headed only added to how much he annoyed the ticking time bomb of a Shinobi.

Hana gave Aimi a soft smile. She didn't have anything against Aimi or anyone else on that team. They had never done much to her, except for state the obvious. Hana was gentle, sure. But, she wasn't weak and Aimi had experienced that on several occassions. 'Does it hurt? Are you getting better?' , her eyes were asking.

Raiken glared. "Hn. What kind of Shinobi would I be if I let a weak Medic, like you, hurt me with a little lightning?" ,Raiken asked, his lips tugging up into a smirk. He loved to call Saotome inferior due to being a Medic and not as strong as the others.

Naomi could not suppress the small red that marred her high cheekbones. It made her eyes stand out even more and she bowed her head slightly. "I. Do. No. Like. Saotome!" ,Naomi growled, her eyes flashing brightly as she clenched her fists, anger seeping through her whole being.

Ryo stayed down there for a few moments, still hit stun from the fall. Every now and then he would give a twitch. That, is, until his senses began to kick in. Ryo yelped and shot up. His face was red, burnt from the sand. "ITAIIIIIIIIIIII!" ,he errupted, howling in pain, making his teammates look at him.

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Icchiro's eyes were still narrowed, and it soon turned into a glare. "Well.. that doesn't concern you does it? I like to do whatever I want without having to worry if your going to be around. Your so annoying." Icchiro said, thinking that he was stateing the truth. Icchiro looked at Takeo who was busting up laughing, which made Icchiro wonder what was making him laugh in this type of situation. He then looked at the Shinobi from Tamekaze's team who was screaming in pain. "Pfft.. some Shinobi." He muttered under his breath. Icchiro was rather harsh.

Aimi made sure no one was watching, she smiled at Hana. It was know obvious that Aimi has become an softie. She planned on trying to be nicer than she usually was. Aimi nodded at Hana, as if saying, 'Yes I'm fine.. thank you Himiwarmi.' Even though Aimi didn't know Hana was thinking it, she agreed herself. She didn't have much against the other team herself. Aimi doesn't even remember why they hate each other so much.

Satoshi narrowed his eyes even more. "Don't try to hide it, I know your in pain from it. I'm not as weak as you think.. Ikazu." He said. He then heard his name come from Naomi's mouth. Satoshi rolled his eyes, he figured Ayaka had said something to her. He then whispered to Ayaka, "Shut up!" But it wasn't in a harsh way, more of a way you would say that when a friend of yours said something embaressing to the person you like.

Ayaka giggled and looked at Satoshi, "Chill dude." She said, then looked at Naomi. "Really? Looks like it to me, your face is pretty red." Ayaka said, possibly ticking Naomi off even more. Most people would feel the need to shut up unless they were prepared to die, but Ayaka just kept at it.

Takeo almost fell over laughing, but he knew that if he did that everyone else would fall with him since they were all connected. That'd leave to real embaressment and tourment from the enemy team. "Man, your really messed up Aokawa!" He said rudley.

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Tamekaze looked at Ryo again, closing his eyes and sighing. He ran a hand through his messy forest locks. "Hn. Annoyances are weaknesses, Fujasawa. You seem to be full of them." ,Tamekaze pointed out, grinning and doing a victory dance on the inside.

Hana looked at Ryo with a sympathetic look. She turned to Aimi, giving her an apologetic smile. 'Sorry, Himoto-San, but I have to go take care of him.' ,her honey brown eyes were saying before she unhooked the rope from her waist and walked over to her whimpering teammate.

Raiken gained a smirk. "Hn. A bit embarrassed, aren't we, Saotome? Do you like Naomi? No, but that couldn't be right. Because Hitoame is on your enemy team and that just wouldn't do. Besides, she's stronger than you .. Saotome." ,Raiken smirked, his blue eyes flashing with arrogance.

Naomi growled with fury. Her face becoming a much more scarlet. Her fists clenched and her body rocked with tremors. Oh, she would kill that girl. Having no other way but to get rid of her anger, she turned on Ikazu, Raiken and let him have it, straight in the face. "I. Do. Not. Like. Satoshi!!!!!!" ,she growled out, jumping up and down like a temperamental child while she repeatedly hit Ikazu, Raiken.

Ryo fixed Takeo with a glare before he reached for his cantene and poured the water over his face. That's we a yell that could be heard back in the Mist Village could be heard! "ITAAAAIIIIIII! WHY DOES THAT BURN?!" ,he yelled, clutching to his face in pain.

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Icchiro wanted to fight Tamekaze right there and then. But he knew they couldn't afford to fight again, it was useless since they all had just recovered from there previous fight. Plus they were on a mission to find the gem, and it would be very desvastating if someone got the gem before either of them. Moreover, he didn't want to risk putting his teemates in danger again, and especially in this heat. Man there was so many reasons that Icchiro knew it was best just to ignore Icchiro. He called back, "Where heading out again!" He said, looking once more at Tamekaze and then beginning to walk off.

Aimi watched Hana and nodded at her, with a smile. She then followed after Icchiro. "I'm glad we didn't start fighting again.. I think you've finally learned to control your temper Icchiro-kun." Aimi said with a smile. She was happy for Icchiro, but all Icchiro did was sigh and glance at her. His temper was still there. He knew that if they were in a different position, he would've exploded and attacked.

Satoshi felt Aimi's side of the rope tug. He jerked forward, not noticing that they were moving again. He then looked at Naomi, "Hitome, while your at it.. punch him hard for me." He said glaring once more at Raiken and then walking off, right behind Aimi.

Ayaka watched in amazment at the large red spot that was on Raiken's face. She grinned and laughed. She deffinatly knew that Naomi would've hit her if they were allowed to. Everyone was afraid if they did something against their leaders rules, there would be tough consiquences. "Whatever you say Hitome." She said as she walked off behind Satoshi.

Takeo was crying because he was laughing so hard, and it was slowing down. "Man Aokawa, your a clutz. Some Shinboi..eh?" Takeo said following after his friend. "You sure can make me laugh though!" He said grinning.

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Tamekaze followed the departing team. "Hana, once you finish with him I want you to hook yourself back on, we're leaving." ,Tamekaze ordered, turning to look at everyone.

Hana nodded. "Hold still, Ryo-kun! How can I help you if you woun't stay still! Stop squirming!" ,the strict tone in her voice meant she was becoming frustrated. She allowed her honey brown eyes to solidize as she tried to rub ointment onto Ryo's face.

Raiken glared down at his teammate, turning his back on her and kicking at a patch of sand as she grumbled to himself, rubbing where she had hit him. He didn't see why he should get it all took out on him. Why not Ryo?

Ryo pouted and hissed, closing one eye as the cool texture of the creamy ointment made contact with his singed skin. It stung like hell. Aokawa, Ryo may have been a Shinobi, but he was a baby when it came to having to be treated for injuries and he got them, quite frequently.

Once they were finished and all harnased in, they set off, moving at a brisque pace. By no time, they were caught up with their rivals. "Oi! Saotome! Naomi says she wants to make a detour!" ,Ryo called sung out, followed by a growl, a resounding thump as knuckles met with skull and a painful howl.

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Icchiro and Tamekaze were neck-and-neck again. He made no effort to argue with him. He closed his eyes, thankful the sand-storm was gone. He looked at Tamekaze everyone in a while. This would be quite some trip, deffinatly something un-expected. "Keep up the pace! Don't fall back!" He called back to his teemates. Icchiro didn't want to show his soft side, EVER, to the opposing team.

Aimi nodded at Icchiro, she then delivered the message to those who were at the back of the line, Ayaka and Takeo. Since they were at the back, they practically had 'conversations' with the enemy team. It was just as if during school, you were at the back of the classroom you practically got away with anything. Talking with friends and such. But this was way different, but Satoshi made conversation himself.

Satoshi looked at Raiken and smirked. He was once again able to glare all he wated at Raiken. Things never changed. "What happened to your face.. right there?" He pointed, where a big red mark was. "Oh well.. wouldn't matter if there was a red mark there.. your face is the same as always.. ugly." Satoshi said. It was a little childish, but it was also nice because it made him laugh.

Ayaka looked at Naomi. "Hmph, well your just punching left-from-right today aren't you Hitome?" She said smirking. She was just glad that Naomi hadn't punched her, she would get pissed off and start attacking back. Which would lead to another fight, like they needed one, and then it would be terrible. Ayaka didn't want her teemates to be mad at her either.

Takeo looked at Ryo. He put his glasses over his face, to shield them from the dangerous sand. He wished he had thought of this when the sandstorm was here, he even could've lead the team for Icchiro. Takeo started laughing, he looked funny with the oitment all over his red face.

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Tamekaze glanced over at Icchiro from the corner of his eye, keeping it discrete. He then began to pick up his pace, tugging his poor teammates and making them pick up their pace.

Hana began to pick up her pace, going twice as hard as the others. Hana was considerably shorter than her Leader, one of his strides doubled hers, if not tripled. Then she had to get out of Raiken's way or he would just walk on over her.

Raiken growled, glaring fiercely and walking with a little more force than was necessary. "Oh, yeah. Real mature, Saotome. How original of you. I think someone's a little sexually frustrated." ,Raiken taunted. He knew he'd get one from Naomi for that comment.

Naomi glared warningly, her fists balled and ready to collide with his face again. That is, until Ryo chimed in on the conversation.

"You mean someone other than, Naomi?" ,Ryo grinned, snickering at his own comment, as did Raiken.

Naomi huffed before wheeling around and pulling back her fist. In an instant, her fist had collided with her teammate's nose. "Ugh! You two are a disgrace to the wors Shinobi! All of your sexist and derogatory comments! I swear to Kami! One more remark and I will castrate you, followed by sliting your throat. Got it?!" ,Naomi yelled at both of them, making their eyes widen.

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Icchiro then tugged on the rope of his teemates, showing that he wanted them to walk faster. He then looked at Tamekaze. "So.. Tonou.." He said. It seemed as if all the others were making great conversation with each other. Icchiro figured he'd give it a shot, even though he thought it was impossible.

Aimi ran into Icchiro as he tugged on the rope. "Ugh, Icchiro-kun!" She exclaimed as she backed as she fixed herself and got back into the line order. Aimi then looked at Hana and then giggled as she saw her practically get trampled by Raiken. But it was a nice giggle, not a mean one.

Satoshi then looked at Raiken, Naomi, and Ryo. He then widened his eyes and looked ahead, running into Aimi from the sudden tug. "Ugh." He then fixed himself and looked at Raiken. "You don't know when to shut up, do you?" He said referring to the incidents with Naomi. She would punch them or cause them any pain if they said something wrong that had something to do with her.

Ayaka rammed into Satoshi, and Satoshi growled at her. "Well, if Icchiro-san wasn't doing these weird rope-tuggings, I wouldn't have hit you." She told Satoshi, with a raised eyebrow. She then looked at Naomi and Ryo. "Man.. if I did something like that to my teemates.. Icchiro-san would probably punch me back." Ayaka said disappointed. If she could she'd be hurting her teemates herself, but in the same reasons as Naomi.

Takeo didn't run into Ayaka, he made sure of that. He was enjoying being in the back now. He watched the exciting stuff that was happening. Naomi beating up Ryo was the best, it made Takeo smile, watching Ryo getting hurt was awesome.

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Tamekaze couldn't believe it, was Icchiro really initiating a conversation with him? Well, he wasn't going to be the mature one and start a fight. He'd save that for Icchiro. "Fujasawa." ,Tamekaze nodded, keeping his focus ahead.

Hana turned to look over at Aimi and gave her a small smile. She then gave her an exasperated look. It was so tiresome trying to keep up with her teammates, especially like this in the sweltering heat. Soon, visible droplets of sweat had made their way down her forehead and she was clearly panting.

"No. I just don't let anyone keep me from say- Ow! Naomi! I didn't say anything!" ,Raiken exclaimed, rubbing his offended shoulder.

"You were going to! You forget I can hear your thoughts, you baka!" ,Naomi hissed, glaring daggers at her teammate.

Ryo sighed. He had so many bumps and bruises. "Tame doesn't like to hit us. We're old enough to take care of ourselves, as long as our bickering doesn't come in when it's not needed, we'll be fine. When it does, that's when it gets harsh. I'd rather be struck than have to face that ever again." ,Ryo explained to Ayaka, shuddering at the memory.

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Icchiro glanced at him. He wasn't sure what to say, especially since it was with Tamekaze. "Look.. since were both after the gem.." Icchiro gave off a huge sigh, "Should we work together?" He wondered. He was okay with both the possible answers, 'Yes' and 'No'. For one, he didn't want to work with Tamekaze, for the other it would be nice to work together to get there and get the gem before anyone else does, and alot of people wanted it badly.

Aimi giggled at Hana. She nodded to her and then pointed her finger at Satoshi, as if showing Satoshi was doing the same thing as Raiken. Both of them were to busy talking with someone else to be paying attention to Aimi and Hana. They wouldn't notice if they trampled over them at all.

Satoshi just listened to the conversations. "Well, apparently shes keeping you from saying whatever you want." He said, Naomi practically demonstrateing that she doesn't take **** from anyone. Satoshi smirked, he had seen the side of the enemy team that he hadn't seen before.

Ayaka looked at Ryo. "Icchiro-san is different. He just wants to make sure that we don't hurt each other, he wants to keep us all together. That's why Icchiro-san won't tolerate us hurting each other. But of course we do it when he isn't around." Ayaka said smiling. She couldn't believe that she opened up to Ryo like that. Moreover, others were around to hear it.

Takeo wasn't really into the conversations, but he chimmed in to. "Yeah, Icchiro is one weird dude.. so much to learn about him. He is just.. different." He said. One day he is nice, the other mean. Then he becomes a complete softie. Icchiro was just Icchiro. That's why he was the team leader.

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Tamekaze didn't really want to work with Icchiro. But, it was a much better idea. Both teams could get their faster and could probably handle anyone that came in the way, better. Tamekaze nodded. "Hai. We'll work together." ,Tamekaze nodded.

Hana giggled and nodded. She banged into Tamekaze's back when he came to an abrupt halt.

"Okay, listen up! We're going to be working with INS 3.1! So, I want you all to play nice, children." ,Tamekaze announced.

Raiken groaned, he didn't really want to work with Satoshi. "Great. Just what Satoshi and Naomi's been praying for the whole day." ,he muttered, thinking naomi wouldn't hear.

Naomi growled and punched the blonde male in the back of the head. "One more comment about Saotome and myself and you won't be leaving this desert, Ikazu." ,she hissed, warningly.

Ryo nodded. "Huh. Tame's a bit odd, too. You can barely get a sentence from him and now we're teammates. I think the heat's gone to our Leaders' heads." ,Ryo confided in Takeo.

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As Icchiro continued walking he turned around to face his teemates, "You heard him.. were working together.. so NO fighting." He said, making it quite clear that this was a once and a life-time chance so they better not mess things up. Icchiro then faced the front, up ahead was nothing but more sand. "Ugh, how long will this take to get through this?" He questioned.

Aimi nodded at her leader and then looked at Hana. Maybe her and Hana had become friends. In secret she hoped that Hana would maybe accept it if Aimi called her, 'Hana-chan' but she wouldn't let her teemates see her. Aimi looked ahead, then back at Hana.

Satoshi groaned, the thought of working with Raiken made things worse. "I make no promises!" He called to his leader, possibly a mistake in saything that, but it was also the truth. "I'm willing to work together if Ikazu here is to." Satoshi mumbled.

Ayaka punched him in the back, "Be quiet Satoshi.." She said. It became quite annoying when Raiken and Satoshi went on and on and on with there pathetic, small fights. She rolled her eyes and then crossed her arms. This would be troublesome, and Ayaka was suprised that Icchiro wanted to actually work together with Tamekaze.

Takeo was quite suprised himself. He never expected this to happen in a million years. But whatever worked, as long as they got the gem, things were okay. Takeo glanced at Ryo, who was obviously bruised up and in pain. "Ugh." Was all he said.

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Tamekaze browsed over their surroundings. Whne he thought about it, none of this was familiar. "Hn. The sand storm has altered things, making it look different. But, if we all kept on the same course, then we should be going in the right direction. If we keep going straight ahead we should make it by nightfall." ,Tamekaze contemplated.

Hana looked over at Aimi, a soft smile on her lips, though her honey brown brows were now knitted together. Tamekaze had said that the sandstorm had altered things. Which meant, their course could be altered as well, making them go on the wrong direction.

Raiken glared over at Satoshi. "Stay out of my way and you won't have to worry about getting into a fight. Get in my way, and you still won't have to worry about it." ,Raiken smirked, meaning he'd zap him with lightning.

Naomi growled and punched Raiken in the back of the head. "Shut up, Baka. Do you want them to get angry?" ,Naomi hissed, referring to the two leaders.

Ryo sighed and bowed his head, trudging on. The pain had subsided to a mindless numbing a little while ago. He just wished they could get to Suna right now. Then they could get the gem and hurry back to where it isn't so damn dry you could catch afire.

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Icchiro nodded at Tamekaze, it wasn't so bad working with him afterall. He coughed, even though the sandstorm was over with, more sand was still riseing off the ground and flying into their faces. "Damn sand.. out of any place to travel to get to the gem, we have to go through the most difficult Dessert." Icchiro said. It was the truth to, the Suna's Dessert was the most deadliest dessert ever. Icchiro squinted his eyes up ahead, Tamekaze was correct, even though there was nothing but sand up ahead to Icchiro.

Aimi groaned once she heard that it was altered. She deffinatly hated this mission, they've been through alot of trouble on the way to get the gem anyways, and now there course was practically changed because of the sand storm. "Just what we need." Aimi muttered, but loud enough for them to hear.

Satoshi smirked at Raiken, he had no response to give him, especially since Ayaka punched him in the back. That was enough of a warning for him to shut up. "I don't care, as long as I get out of this dessert alive, I'm fine." Satoshi said, reffering to just about everything their, that was life threatning of course. Ayaka, Naomi and Raiken mostly.

Ayaka rolled her eyes, "Smart boy." She told him, knowing that he was probably going to say something back to Raiken if she hadn't punched him. "So.. who gave you the orders to go on this mission?" Ayaka asked Naomi in particular, curious who told them to head out on this mission to find the gem.

Takeo was tagging along, planning to make conversation with Ryo, which he did. "Still hurting?" He asked as a smirk was going across his face rather fast, and a laugh coming up his throat as he waited for Ryo's response.

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Tamekaze nodded in agreement. Sure, he hailed from Suna, but it was true. Travelling through this desert just to get to Suna was a big hassle. "Especially this time of the year. It's notorious for the worst sandstorms." ,Tamekaze added.

Hana looked at her Leader with wide eyes. "Kaze-San, will there be more sandstorms?" ,she asked, fearful. She didn't want to have to face that again. She didn't want to get lost, which she would.

Raiken made no move to speak a word, knowing full well he'd get another fist to the head if he even thought about saying anything, one of the downfalls of have a physc as a teammate.

"All Kages of our villages came together. Sand, Rock, Cloud, Mist, and Water. It was real simple, find all the gems or suffer the consquences. We didn't get a choice in this. We needed to do this, to keep the Kurotaiyou from getting their hands on the gems. But, we were too late and now the first gem is gone." ,Naomi spoke dejectedly, looking down at the sand beneath her feet.

"Hm. I'm fine. I can't feel it anymore." ,Ryo answered, smirking. Knowing that wasn't the answer Takeo had wanted. He had wanted to hear Ryo was in pain, it amused him.

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Icchiro nodded, "Yeah, even worse.. we had to come here during a very bad sandstorm." He said, practically saying what Tamekaze had said. He then looked at Hana, "There is a possible chance that we might have another deadly sandstorm on our way.. but I can't tell for sure." Icchiro said looking ahead. It was as if they were going to have one, and then at the same time they weren't. It made him wonder.

Aimi huffed, "I hope we don't.. this time I fear we might lose some teemates if another storm like that one comes." Aimi said in a sad tone, but soon perking up as she smiled at Hana. She tried thinking in a positive manner.

Satoshi had been thinking the same thing as Raiken, afraid to say another word for Ayaka wasn't going to hesitate to punch him. "Ugh.." He kicked the sand. He didn't think he could walk on the soft, mushy sand much longer. It was nothing BUT sand, he wondered how long he could last.

Ayaka nodded at her. "Y'know Hitome.. that's how it is for us on this journey." She said, which was true. If they didn't get the stone before the Kurotaiyou did, who knew what would happen. That's why it was extremly important that they got it first.

Takeo's smirk faded into a more of a frown. He wished that Ryo was in more pain, but apparently he wasn't. "Hmmph, it was so likely of you to fall over in this hot sand." Takeo said trying to make himself smile again and not show the pleasure of him being disappointed.

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Tamekaze nodded in agreement with Icchiro. "I can't be sure, Hana. Not yet, at least. But, as of right now, it seems like we'll be safe." ,Tamekaze reassured, shooting a semi thankful look over at Icchiro. He didn't want any of them to panic.

Hana looked over at Aimi and tried to reflect her smile, but it came back half hearted and weak. She was beginning to get tired from their trip and she had a bad burn. But, instead of whimpering or whining, she turned to Aimi and gained strength from her, trying to be optimistic.

Raiken glared hardly, kicking at sand, making it hit the back of Hana's legs. Meh, she didn't say anything, so he wasn't going to stop. He kept kicking at random patches, until his foot brought up in something solid. He swore and looked down. A grey rock protruding from the ground had decided to pop up, making him bang his toe into it. "Stupid rock!" ,he grumbled.

Naomi rolled her eyes at the blonde idiot. Raiken was getting irritated. When the blonde got irritated, he got irritating. Becoming an idiot like Ryo. Naomi nodded to Ayaka. "I should expect so. The Kurotaiyou are growing in power, that could only mean something bad." ,she announced thoughtfully, looking up into the sky.

Ryo growled. "Shut up, Matsuda. Or you'll become a nice decorationg for that tree over there." ,Ryo grinned gleefully, pointing his thumb over his shoulder, shoving it in the direction of said tree. It was alive, too, with green leafs.

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Icchiro nodded at Tamekaze. He didn't want people to start freaking out, they didn't need that. Being the leader was tough, leading 4 people throughout a tough, huge dessert was difficult. Icchiro didn't need his teemates freaking out and worrying, he'd take all of that preassure for them. Icchiro looked ahead and sighed, he wondered how long it would take for them to reach land. "Ugh, this isn't something I'd want to think about but.. we have to go through this dessert again on our way back." He reminded Tamekaze.

Aimi was listening to Icchiro even though he was talking to Tamekaze. "Icchiro-kun.. we can't afford to be thinking something like that.. think positive!" She said, trying to boost everyones moods, which she didn't think was working. Aimi sighed and looked down, she then looked over at Hana. Possibly in the same condition as her.

Satoshi was still kicking the sand and muttering. He then knew that by the time all this was over.. he was going to have ONE..BIG sunburn. He groaned at that thought, how was he going to move with such a sunburn. Satoshi then remember Ryo, his poor face might be the worst out of everyones.

Ayaka nodded in agreement to Naomi. "Yeah, that'll suck if we get there and they already have it." She said letting her arms stay limp at her side, and she practically drug her feet without a care in the world. "Lord knows what they'll do when it's in their hands." Ayaka said with a huge sigh.

Takeo glared at Ryo, "Ahh..shut up." He said looking away. His glasses were protecting his eyes, and he could possibly see better then anyone there. Takeo had his hands behind his head, sighing. He then realized something.. he was incredibly thristy. He then thought about useing one of his water jutsus to help him get rid of his thrist.

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Tamekaze stopped, immediately making Hana bump into his back, causing a chain reaction and making the four Shinobi behind him, fall onto the burning sand. "What. Did. You. Just. Say?" ,he turned his look on Ryo, speaking with a monotone.

Hana looked up from her place on the sand, looking into Tamekaze's storming eyes. She looked over at Icchiro, giving him a questioning look, hoping he mihgt have the answers.

Raiken groaned. He lifted his face from the ground, spitting out the mouthful of sand that had taken up residence in his mouth. It was absolutely disgusting and it scorched his tongue. "I'm okay! I landed on something nice and soft! It's comfortable too!" ,Raiken announced.

Naomi panted and groaned, trying to get much needed oxygen to her lungs. "Get off! I can't breathe!" ,Naomi hissed, pounding on the blonde's back with her fists and kicking her legs, wanting up.

Ryo looked uo from his place on the ground, fear immediately flashing through his eyes. "I said I was going to make him decoration for that tree. I-It was just a joke. I just wanted him to shut up." ,Ryo exclaimed, not wanting to face the wrath of Tamekaze.

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Icchiro stopped his teemates, but without making them fall. He made sure of that. They couldn't afford to stop, but once they did.. Icchiro noticed how tired he was. Icchiro then looked at Ryo, he wasn't paying attention. "Ugh, trouble..eh?" He then turned his attention to Takeo, obviously Takeo had something to do with it to make Tamekaze yell at Ryo for saying such a thing. "Takeo.. your not innocent." He reminded him with a glare.

Aimi had a hand over her mouth, as if gasping from the falls and from the scary face he had on his face, well Tamekaze of course. Aimi helped Hana to her feet, in a nice manner. Aimi would've helped Raiken and Naomi, but they fell on each other so that'd be quiet difficult. As for Ryo.. well.. he was getting yelled at.

Satoshi almost ran into Aimi, except she helped Hana up, which prevented a chain reaction like the other team. He looked over at Raiken and Naomi, looking away to hide his laughter. It was rather funny, especially the remmark from Raiken, 'I'm okay! I landed on something soft.' Satoshi then looked back, smirking though.

Ayaka ran into Satoshi, but the effect wasn't to much to make them fall, thankfully. They didn't want to burn themselves from the hot sand. She looked down and thought how painful it might be. It was probably worse for Naomi since Raiken fell on top of her. Ayaka crossed her arms and looked at Tamekaze, then Ryo. They had caused this, well so did Takeo. So Ayaka turned to Takeo, with narrowed eyes.

Takeo put his hands to his chest in a defensive way. "I-I-I.. yeah.. We were joking. Heh heh.. right Ryo?" Takeo said looking at him, faking a laugh and faking a smile. They both were afraid to get pounded by there teemates and there leaders.

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Tamekaze shut his eyes and shook his head. "Not that, Baka!" ,Tamekaze hissed at Ryo, making the boy and everyone else gain a confused look. He waited for a few moments, hoping it would click. "Since when are there trees anywhere near Suna?" ,he finally announced, exasperated.

Hana smiled thanked Aimi for helping her up. She dusted off her clothes, wincing once she touched her burnt skin. She pursed her lips, trying to figure out what her Leader was on about, until he finally told them. The look on Hana's face was horror stricken. "No! We-we are-aren't lo-lo-lo-lo-lost, are we?" ,she asked, her voice even smaller.

Raiken got up, hissing profanities at Satoshi. "Baka. Least he could do was get me off his girlfriend." ,he muttered, dusting the sand off of his clothing. He was good, except for part of his face which was a little burnt and the palm of his hands.

Naomi drank in the air greedily. She tried to move, but it brought tears to her eyes. "It hurts." ,she groaned. Alot of Naomi's skin was exposed, therefore, she was burnt badly. She couldn't even move.

Ryo looked around, back at the tree. He mouthed an 'o', finally getting the point. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" ,he yelled, it all finally clicking.

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Icchiro sighed and looked down. They stopped for something such as that? Icchiro then laughed, it was kind of silly once he thought about it.. trees being in the middle of the dessert. "Uhh.. yeah.. there aren't any trees around." Icchiro stated looking around themselves. He gave off a sigh and looked down, then looked at Takeo. "Your off the hook." He said, looking at Tamekaze, prepared to leave when he was. Apparently Takeo was to stupid to realize that there wasn't any trees around in the dessert either.

Aimi nodded at Hana, and then shrugged. "I don't think we're lost, all we need to do is continue walking foward, then we might make it. Right Icchiro-kun and Tonou?" She asked, just to verify herself. Aimi then looked at Ryo, giggled a little, anyone would now their wasn't trees in the dessert, but her teemate Takeo was rather stupid himself for not realizing it.

Satoshi glared at Raiken, he walked over and gently helped Naomi to her feet. He then backed away, back into his line of course. "Least you could do is help her up after falling on her." Satoshi told him. Besides, he was her teemate, wouldn't he worry about her since he fell on her? Then again, I guess that was Raiken's revenge from all the painful hits he took from her.

Ayaka's arms were still crossed, agreeing to what Satoshi was saying. Although, if she fell on Satoshi, she'd stand up and just worry about how badly burnt she was. Ayaka then looked down, everyone's skin was so burnt, she was curious if there leader even cared what happened. She shrugged.

Takeo's face was a little red. "I wasn't thinking ALRIGHT?" He said loudly, protesting in embaressment. Which was the truth, he thought he was all that since he thought his comebacks were awesome, that's why he was to stupid to realize that there wasn't any trees around. Takeo groaned and then looked down, nervously. Most of the teemates were staring at him, with a disappointed look.

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Tamekze sighed and rubbed his temples, indicating he was thinking and slightly annoyed. Mostly at Aokawa Ryo's stupidity. "Himoto-San, that's about one of the smartest things I've heard all day. We'll keep going straight, that way, if it doesn't lead to Suna, we can always turns around and go straight again. So, I guess we should get going. First, Hana would you help Naomi with her burns, please?" ,Tamekaze asked, his tone distant as he looked ahead.

Hana nodded and made her way over to her crumpled teammate. She knelt down on the hot sand, completely ignoring the burning against her skin. She couldn't use ointment for these burns, this time she'd have to use a combination of both chakra and ointment.

Raiken shrugged. "Hitoame's a big girl, she can get up herself." ,Raiken smirked, just wanting to provoke Saotome. He had a funny feeling those two were getting a little friendly.

Naomi hissed and glared at the stinging sensation as Hana rubbed ointment on her charred skin. She gave her a thankful look and glared up at Raiken. She hooked one foot behind his knee and pushed against the front of his knee with her other, making him fall flat on his back.

Ryo grinned sheepishly and gave a small chuckle. "Hehe. Right. I knew that. Desert. No trees,. Got it." ,Ryo kept the grin on, rubbing the back of his neck.

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Icchiro nodded, "Let's get going, since we had to stop for this.. it might take us awhile to get on track again." He said with a groan, if they hadn't stopped for Ryo's stupid comment, they'd probably almost be there. Icchiro then walking, taking his team straight, looking back to see if Tamekaze's team was coming.

Aimi smiled, she was glad to hear Tamekaze say that. She then looked over at Hana. Atleast her burns weren't so bad. She wished they were on land already, this sand was getting ot her, so was the heat. She breathed in, but all she really breathed in was a bunch of sand. "Ugh, it's getting hard to breath out her." Aimi told both of the leaders, as if asking them if there anywhere near land or water.

Satoshi glared at Raiken, "Doesn't matter, it would've been nice of you to help your teemate up." He said, rudley. He then laughed once he fell to the ground. He then looked ahead, he hadn't noticed that his team was going ahead. Satoshi then followed after Aimi, looking back at Raiken and Naomi.

Ayaka nodded in agreement to Satoshi. She wasn't involved in the conversation much, but she did agree. She would've laughed at Naomi for falling and having Raiken's weight on her, but then again.. that would be going to far. Naomi was completely burned and Ayaka didn't feel the need to make her feel worse. She just followed after Satoshi in silence.

Takeo narrowed his eyes at Ryo. "TREES!?" He exclaimed. Finally understanding everything, but what was worse.. he didn't quit understand that there wasn't any trees in the dessert. He was just as stupid as Ryo. Takeo looked down and followed after Ayaka, grumbling.

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Tamekaze looked over at Aimi and began unfastening his long jacket. Once it was off, he handed it over to her. He was use to the humid air, filled with sand, she was not, she could easily suffocate.

Hana smiled as she watched the act of kindness pass between Tamekaze and Aimi. Even though his now exposed skin would be burnt, he gave her his jacket. It was so rare to see such an act of kindness pass between INS 3.1 and INS 3.2.

Raiken rolled his eyes. "If I didn't know any better, I'd say you were worried about her, Saotome. If not caring towards her? What's the matter, heat going to your brain and make it get all gooshy?" ,Raiken smirked, tauntingly.

Naomi huffed and glared, kicking Raiken in the back of the shin. "Shut up. Now. Or I will put you so far in the ground the heat from the earth's core will incinerate your sorry a*ss!" ,she hissed. She was in no mood, she was burnt from head to toe and it was sweltering outside.

Ryo shrugged as if to say 'hey, not my fault you're so stupid.' before running ahead and catching up with both teams, snickering as he got ahead.

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Icchiro glanced at Tamekaze as he handed Aimi his jacket. It was nice of him, and that was one step closer from not being enimes anymore. He then stared ahead, "That was nice of you." He said to Tamekaze, but it a quiet voice so no one else heard but Tamekaze himself.

Aimi smiled at Tamekaze. "Thank you." She said as she took his jacket and used it. It was very helpful and very nice of Tamekaze to do for her. Aimi looked down so the sand wouldn't get into her eyes. The sand and wind was picking up, but the wind was hot, not cold. Which was the worst. Aimi coughed a little and continued close after Icchiro.

Satoshi glared at Raiken. "You don't know when to shut up.. do you Raiken?" He asked. Then he sighed, he was to tired to yell anymore, he didn't want to waste his breath on silly stuff, so he looked at Raiken. "Let's just try to make it through this mission together, okay?" He asked. He was willing to do that as long as they got out of this dessert.

Ayaka grinned at Satoshi. He finally came to his senses. It was as if Takeo and Ryo were the only ones left to understand that it was time to be nice to each other, well until the missions over of course. Hopefully things have changed between them all. Ayaka then looked at Naomi, she really was badly burned. She couldn't think of how much pain it was.

Takeo looked at Ryo. "Sorry.." He mumbled quietly. Ryo was supposed to hear it, but it was so quiet it was as if he was just talking to himself. Takeo both wanted him to hear it and to not hear it. It was a weird situation.

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Tamekaze gave small, barey visible shrug. "She could suffocate much easier than I could." ,Tamekaze whispered lowly, only for Icchiro to hear and glancing back at Aimi, just to check that she was okay and nodding to her.

Hana beamed to see the act pass. Perhaps, they didn't have to be enemies after all. Instead, they could be allies. It would be so much easier. And, she'd like to be able to have Aimi as a friend.

Raiken shrugged. "If it helps getting out of her faster, then fine. But, I don't like it! Not one bit, Saotome!" ,Raiken added, looking over at him, a small smile appearing across his lips.

Naomi smiled triumphantly. "It's about time." ,she whispered to Ayaka. Those two were hot for word, always fighting. Even more than Saotome and herself, and that was alot.

Ryo looked back at Takeo. With a sincere smile. "Me too." ,he whispered back. They could be friends. It wasn't that hard.

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Icchiro nodded, he then looked ahead. He saw something green in the distance, but it was hazy from the heat that was in the air. "Hey.. do you see that?" Icchiro said, pointing his finger in front of him, indicating that there was something green off in the distance. "Is that land or something?" He questioned, not like there wasn't much of an answer unless they got closer.

Aimi smiled, she was glad now. She had two friends from that team, Hana and possibly Tamekaze now. She then heard Icchiro, she leaned over to look past Icchiro and saw the green thing herself. Aimi then got excited, she couldn't wait until they got to land.. that is of course if it WAS land. Which she hoped it was.

Satoshi had a smile on his face already, "Hmph, and do you think I'll enjoy it one bit?" He asked. But of course deep down inside he was glad him an Raiken were having a conversation that didn't invovle fighting or insults. It would be nice to work together once without argueing. Then things would go back to normal afterwards, maybe.

Ayaka nodded at Naomi, "I'm kind of suprised though." She said, which was the truth. It was shocking that they were working together already, but they were still saying the wrong things to each other. She groaned, hopefully things would stay like this. Once she got to know Naomi, she was kind of cool.

Takeo smiled himself, he looked over at Ryo. Yes indeed, it wasn't hard at all. "Work together from now on?" He asked Ryo curiously. If Ryo wanted to work with Takeo, he was cool with that.

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Tamekaze looked to where Icchiro was pointing and confirmed that, it was indeed land. "Hmm. We're not anywhere near Suna." ,he whispered to Icchiro, not wanting to cause a panic.

Hana peeped out from behind Tamekaze, there it was. Green all through the distance. Since when was Suna ever green? Iwa was nowhere near green and it wasn't half as bad as Suna.

Raiken sighed and paid attention to his Leader. It seemed as if there was land up ahead. He just hoped they got to stay there for a while Because, right now he was exhausted and possibly dehydrated.

Naomi sighed and shook her head at the two boys' antics. They could grit their teeth and bare each other, but they could never be fully friends. "I think this is hopeless." ,she sighed with exasperation.

Ryo nodded, grinning. "We'd make a kick a*ss team. Combine both of our techniques and we'd be the best water duo!" ,Ryo grinned idiotically.

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Icchiro nodded, "Atleast it's land. There should be water there then, hopefully." He said, he was thirsty and he knew that everyone else was thirsy themselves. He continued walking, coughing every once in a while. This was probably one of the worst missions he had in a long time. He looked back to make sure his teemates were still alive and looked atleast decent. Heck, everyone looked like crap because of the humid air, and they'd been traveling through sand for a long time now.

Aimi sighed thinking, 'Thank goodness'. It was about time they saw land, she didn't think she could last much longer anyways. She looked over at Hana, giving off a weak smile. She was to thirsty to talk or to do much. She wondered how come Satoshi, Ayaka, Takeo, Naomi, Raiken and Ryo put up with this. There the ones that were talking way to much the whole way. They still are to. She shrugged and pushed the thought away.

Satoshi dragged his feet, looking past both Icchiro and Aimi to see they were correct. Land was ahead. "Ugh, this damn dessert freaking sucks." He said, and it was as if he just now realized it. His arms stayed limp at his side, to heavy to lift.

Ayaka had her arms crossed. "Just now realizing it, Satoshi-san?" She asked, taking a deep breath. The air was getting worse now, so it was hard to breath.

Takeo laughed and grinned at Ryo, "Pssh, you know it!" He said, and it was probably true. They'd make the best team, both using there kick-ass techniques using water. Takeo still had his hands behind his head, looking ahead.

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Tamekaze nodded, but, it was then he could sense something. "Feel that? Sandstorm." ,he murured to Icchiro and Icchiro alone. Again, he didn't want to cause a panic. "If we could use all of our energy to run to that green, we should be safe from it." ,he murmured to Icchiro.

Hana returned the weak smile. He throat was dry and scratchy. She wanted to summon water using her Jutsu, but she couldn't afford to use energy and chakra. She could need it in the near future.

Droplets of sweat ran from the blonde's hairline to hs blonde brows. Ikazu, Raiken tried to wet his lips by licking them, but he barely had any saliva for it.

Naomi panted heavily, her chest heaving and her already burnt skin burning worse under the rays of the sun, giving her great pain. "I can't wait to get there. I hate the desert and I hate Suna." ,she muttered.

Ryo grinned and gave him a thumbs up before noticing their Leader's talking. "What do you think their talking about?" ,Ryo asked, suddenly serious.

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Icchiro nodded at him. "Let's fuse our chakra together." In a quick motion Icchiro took Tamekaze's arm, sharing chakra with Tamekaze. With this, they could get to the land in no time. Icchiro counted down from five to one. After that he took off running as fast as he could. Tamekaze next to him as they shared there chakra. Icchiro was huffing, not like he had much energy but with Tamekaze sharing chakra, they could make it.

Aimi didn't know what was going on, so we they took off running she screamed. She fell foward onto the hot, dry sand. She used Tamekaze's jacket to shield herself as she hit the sand. Thankfully she didn't get burned, except for her legs did. It stung like heck, the least they couldn't done was warn them. She skidded across the sand as Icchiro and Tamekaze ran, slowly getting to her feet.

Satoshi jerked foward and almost toppled over Aimi, thankfully since she was below him, he didn't want to hurt her. He kept his balance and ran after Icchiro and Tamekaze, trying not to trip over Aimi. Plus they were going at such a great speed it was hard to balance himself.

Ayaka yelled and hit the sand, them dragging her along the sand. The sand burned every visible part of her skin. She groaned in pain and tried to get herself up. Her skin was burning like hell, but she pushed that aside. It would get worse if she continued staying on the ground.

As Takeo was about to answer, they jerked foward. He almost did a back-flip but insted landed on his back. "HEY!" He yelled, being dragged along the sand. The only thing that got burned was a little bit of his neck and the back of his arms and legs. Other then that, atleast it wasn't his face.

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Tamekaze put all of his chakra into it. He would have laughed at the Shinobi that was being dragged behind them, if it wasn't for their situation. He glanced over and began to pick up his speed, using his well developed Flash Step.

Unlike Aimi, Hana somehow managed to stay up and it took all of her effort to just keep her legs moving so she wouldn't end up getting tugged. She felt terrible for the poor girl. "Aimi-San! Take my hand!" ,she exclaimed, reaching her hand out as she kept running.

Raiken felt the rope cut into his back before he was knocked over, getting towed. "Ack! What the hell .. Blah! Are they doing!?" ,he yelled, spitting out moutfuls of sand.

Naomi jumped and sat on Raiken's back, laughing as the Shinobi cursed beneath her. Oh, Karma was sweet. She felt bad for Ayaka and began making hand signs. It would require most of her chakra, but she could do this. "Earth style: Sand Manipulation no Jutsu." ,the sand beneath Ayaka lifted her off the ground and carried her along with them.

Ryo, trying hard not to laugh, but failing miserably, did. It was because of this he ended up in the same position, on his back and being dragged. "Sorry!" ,he called out, maening about the laughing. At least they weren't like Raiken, getting dragged on his stomach while Naomi sat on him.

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Icchiro would laugh himself, but it would take alot of stregnth. He made sure to keep up his pace with Tamekaze. He turned around to see that everyone seemed to be okay, except for poor Ryo and Takeo. They seemed to be enjoying it though, laughing through the whole thing. Icchiro looked ahead and saw that they were closer. Thank goodness, this was a smart idea.

Aimi looked up at Hana, she smiled and took her hand. With Hana's help she hoisted herself up. "Thank you Hana-chan!" She exclaimed over the noise of the sand and the wind combined. She then began running, trying to keep up with Icchiro and Tamekaze, without falling again. She made sure Hana was okay to, since she helped her and everything. Aimi realized the pain in her legs from the burn, but tried to get used to it.

Satoshi was still keeping up his pace. He was used to it by now, and glad Aimi was out of the way so he wouldn't run into her, or fall on her. He was huffing, he'd already used up alot of his chakra and it was very hard to breath. He hoped they were there soon.

Ayaka was suprised to be lifted off the ground. She was huffing for air, it took alot out of her. With this air, it was hard to breath. She looked over at Naomi, "Thank you." She told her, giving off a smile. This was one of those moments were she appreciated Naomi alot.

Takeo was laughing and sitting up, letting them drag him. He didn't mind the sand, but he knew he would later once the burns were bothering him. "This isn't half bad!" He exclaimed with more laughter. He looked over at Ryo, who seemed to be enjoying it himself. He then looked at everyone, they seemed to hate it, which made him wonder.

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Tamekaze tried to put more chakra into it, so they could get there faster. The sandstorm was fast approaching, he could feel it. But, they were getting closer and closer by the minute. They should make it on time.

Hana nodded and smiled. "Aimi. Hook arms with me like Kaze-San and Icchiro-San. We can combine our chakra and take less strain off of ourselves." ,Hana offered, holding out her arm for the girl to take.

Raiken glared. "Glad you two are having fun! Ow!" ,Raiken yelped as they passed over a rock, that was a tear in his clothing and a cut on him, for sure.

Naomi smiled and nodded. She had it easy, so she figured she'd make it easy for someone else, Ayaka being the one she chose.

Ryo couldn't help but laugh his head off. "Once you get past the whole being hot and scratchy, it's not too bad. Like doing it on water, kind of." ,Ryo acknowledged.

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Icchiro looked ahead. It was more clear now, it was deffinatly land. There was trees and a path that lead somewhere, but it was still to hard to see the whole thing. Icchiro felt low on chakra now. He knew Tamekaze felt the same thing, they were both huffing for they felt a little dizzy. Out in this heat, they were the ones risking there lives for everyone, combining there chakra together, not like they had much to begin with anyways.

Aimi grinned and nodded. She hooked arms with Hana and fused her chakra together with hers. Things were much better now as she gained control over her legs and catching up with Tamekaze and Icchiro. "Smart thinking Hana, this works better." She said to Hana, not really yelling since they were closer.

Satoshi looked at Raiken, "How are you feeling?" He asked, not in so much of a taunting or rude way. He felt kind of bad since he was being dragged with weight on him, plus in the hot sand getting burned. He also noticed that he got cut by a rock, the possibility of getting sand into his wound. Satoshi closed his eyes not wanting to think about that.

Ayaka wondered if her and Naomi were now friends, that'd be great. She then relaxed herself a little, letting Naomi's justu do the trick in carrying her to the land. She huffed and stared ahead, Aimi was okay.. Satoshi was fine.. she then turned around. "UGH, Takeo!" She exclaimed. Then shook her head facing foward.

Takeo laughed and threw his arms in the air. "Be positive!" He said with a large grin on his face. He seemed to turn a bad situation into a good one, sorta. He then looked at Ryo, "Couldn't agree more!" He said happily.

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Tamekaze felt the exertion on his legs and his chakra diminishing. Beads of sweat gathered at his brows. He was so tired, but he had to keep going. They were closing in on it now. "Alright Icchiro. We're close and we're low on chakra, let's give this our all and we can get there in less time." ,he tried pep talking, not his thing.

Hana smiled. "Arigatou. It takes much more strain off of us." ,she pointed out. "I hate to think about having to clean up Ryo and Raiken. It's going to be such a hassle." ,Hana sighed.

"Terrible. Rocks are slicing me up, I'm being burnt alive, I have a mouthful of sand, I have sand where no sand should be and Naomi isn't helping." ,he grumbled. That was the most Raiken had ever complained.

Naomi rolled her eyes. "It's this beautiful thing called Karma. That's what you get for falling on me and not even asking me if I was alright, jerk." ,she informed, tirumphant.

Ryo nodded and whooped. "this is the most fun I've had besides when we were fighting. Okay, minus the getting my arm smashed with a boulder." ,he added, grinning.

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Icchiro huffed, he felt like he was going to pass out. Which was going to happen when him and Tamekaze arrived, both him and Tamekaze might be out for quite some time. He could just feel it, "Thanks for the pep talk Tonou, but you and I both know what's going to happen once we get to the land." He said, vision getting a tad blurry and he was shortness of breath. He wasn't going to die though, which was good. Who else was going to lead them out of the dessert?

Aimi nodded, "I'll make Satoshi-san help you, he isn't just going to stand around and watch you do all the Medical things yourself. He can tend my legs, help Ayaka-chan and possibly Takeo, that retard in the back screaming." She said giving off the weakest laugh possible. Which was a mistake because it hurt to laugh, she didn't have much stregnth. This dessert really tore everyone up.

"You now Aimi, I can hear you.. and if I had the stregnth to hit you.. I would." Satoshi said, taking deep breaths between talking. He then looked at Raiken, "Places were sand shouldn't be? I don't want to now.." He said, being truthful. He huffed and looked ahead, they were almost there, just a bit more before they made it.

Ayaka looked at Raiken, right now he had it worse then anyone. "Ugh, are you regretting now Ikazu?" She questioned him. "I would." She said to him, probably making things worse for him. She then looked ahead, wiping the sweat drops off her forehead.

Takeo laughed, "Eh, sorry about that." He said. He hadn't mean to break Ryo's arm, just teach him a little lesson. That was the past, they were like great buddies now. Which was a good thing. Takeo was possibly more hyper then usual, which wasn't normal for someone to be hyper when he was supposed to be tired like hell.

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Tamekaze nodded his accord. "Unfortunately, Fujasawa, you're right. But, as long as my team's safe, then everything'll be fine. I'd recover much quicker than them, my bodyis use to this." ,he grunted, having to exert even more energy just so he wouldn't fall. His body may be use to these things, but, it doesn't mean they still don't stop him.

Hana didn't even try to smile, she just didn't have the strength or energy for it. "Arigatou, Aimi-San. But, at this rate, I don't think either of us could do much with chakra, just with our knowledge of herbs." ,she sighed, wiping sweat away with her free hand.

Raiken grunted and growled. "Hai. I regret it. I regret not zapping the hell out of her when I had the chance." ,Raiken growled, wincing with pain as he got ripped up with another rock.

Naomi glared, she would have hit him, too, if it wasn't for her sympathy for him. He was sweating and he was burnt. Blood trailed behind them from him.

Ryo shrugged. "No big deal. We all aim to hurt, at least you didn't aim to kill." ,Ryo grinned, letting out another holler of delight.

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Icchiro was panting, sweat was coming down his face. He couldn't speak, he didn't have the stregnth. He was out of breath and almost out of chakra. Finally, they were there. Icchiro's eyes were a complete blurr, before he could step foot on the land, he passed out a foot away from it. Icchiro had let go of Tamekaze's arm. Everything went black, he couldn't concentrate either. Icchiro wasn't sure if Tamekaze was still running, he didn't think he was. He could still hear the things around him, but that was soon disappearing to.

Aimi looked at Hana and was about to speak back to her, but was stopped once she had stopped running. Aimi let go of Hana's arm, knowing if she continued to hold on she'd run over the, now collasped, Icchiro. "Icchiro-kun!" She exclaimed bending over and lighly touching his back. Aimi looked ahead of herself and saw the land was a foot away. They almost made it.

Satoshi almost trampled over everyone, but managed to control himself. He was the only one who hasn't been burnt yet. Thankfully, atleast that's what he thought. Satoshi bent over Icchiro and checked his pulse, incase he had wasted all his chakra. Thankfully, he was still breathing. Satoshi took out a few herbs that would help him and he fed him them. Satoshi continued tending Icchiro, asking for assisstance of Ayaka and Takeo to carry him to the land.

Ayaka leaped off the swirling sand that supported her. She walked over to Icchiro, and with her strength she lifted Icchiro over her back. "I got it, besides.. retard over there wouldn't be help." She said walking over to the land. She laid Icchiro gently on the land. Huffing and panting, she was out of breath herself.

Takeo skidded to a stop in the sand. "AW.. C'MON!" He exclaimed. He got up and brushed the sand off, "Ugh.. some teemates.. calling me a retard." He said walking over to everyone else. Then realizeing the seering pain in his legs. "AHH!" He said running over to Satoshi so he could help.

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Tamekaze skidded to a halt. Although, he felt extremely faint himself. It took all of his energy just not to wobble. Too bad, all of his energy wasn't enough and he began to stagger. 'Crap.' ,Tamekaze thought before his legs collasped beneath him and he slowly descended towards the ground, his eyes closing every bit more as he fell.

Hana had stopped just a few seconds after Aimi. She hoped Icchiro would be okay. She had stayed just in case anyone needed her help. It was then that she glimpsed the falling Tamekaze from the corner of her eye. She was there within a second, letting his upper torso fall against her shoulder. Her feet slid back in the sand as her Leader's weight was a little too much for her.

Raiken threw Naomi off, panting and sweating. He was well burnt and it hurt to move, but, it didn't stop him from pushing himself up onto his hands and knees. Blood dripped down from his torn torso onto the golden, honey colored sand. He waited for a few moments to push himself up, that's when he saw the clearly feminine hand, reaching out in a help offering.

Naomi grunted in protest as she was flung into the scratchy sand. This time, she was quick to get up, refraining from being burnt again. She got up and dusted herself off, groaning as she felt some sand had managed to get inside her clothing and was rubbing against her skin, irritating it. She watched as Raiken tried to get up, immediately, admiration and guilt welled up inside of her. In an instant, she was closer to him, offering him her hand.

Ryo winced, biting his lip to keep in the cry of pain from his burnt legs. It wasn't as bad as his burnt face, still, it hurt like hell. "No, Takeo. Come over here, Hana can heal you. Let Satoshi worry about Icchiro." ,Ryo offered, placing a hand on the Shinobi's shoulder to get his attention.

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Aimi was on her knees, holding up Icchiro so Satoshi could mend him and heal him. "Satoshi-san! Will Icchiro-kun be alright?" She questioned frantically. She was worried for Icchiro, she knew he had wasted way to much energy and chakra. Aimi had a worried look on her face, and the fact that it was extremly hot and she was tired, and thristy, she pushed those thoughts away and focused on the teams leader.

Satoshi nodded as he put oitment on Icchiro's burnt skin. He knew alot of the teammates had worse sunburns, but Icchiro needed to cool down more then anyone. Satoshi was frantically taking out Medical supplies from his Medic bag, while talking to Aimi, and Ayaka. "Yeah, he should be fine. Hes just passed out from loss of energy and chakra." He stated. But it was quite obvious even if he didn't tell them that.

Ayaka stood nearby, biting her bottom lip. She asked if Satoshi needed help, numerous times. She walked around and then looked over at Tamekaze. He was passed out himself. "Great, both leaders are out." Ayaka announced. She huffed, this was just fantastic. Today was the worst day she had in a long time. She looked up at the sky, which was now almost dark. Ayaka groaned.

Takeo winced and nodded. "But Himiwarmi has to worry about your leader, Tonou." Takeo said. He thought that was nice of Ryo to offer, but his Medic Ninja needed to worry about her leader and her teemates. Takeo would feel rude to walk up to her and ask for treatment.

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Hana shifted beneath Tamekaze's limp body. She tried her best to get him out of the sun and beneath the shade of the trees. Only, every time she attempted to walk with him, she usually ended up having to catch him before he hit the ground.

Cold blue eyes bore holes into the hand. And, then, finally, both hands met. Raiken grunted as Naomi pulled him up, wrapping her arm around his waist and allowing him to wrap his arm under her shoulder, resting some of his weight on her.

Naomi winced at the feeling of Raiken's clothes brushing her skin. It was still tender and stung from the smallest of contact. But, right now, she was better off than him and he needed her help.

Ryo shook his head. "Tame hails from Suna. His body can handle these climates and such much more than ours' can. It would be no trouble in getting Hana to heal you. Besides, Satoshi's busy with Icchiro." ,Ryo reasoned. He caught glimpse of Hana, she needed help with moving Tamekaze, definitely.

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|*Lone Wolf Howls* Uh.. Kiki-Chan?|

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Aimi was holding Icchiro in her lap, part of his body was shaded from a nearby tree. She was helping Satoshi with the Medical stuff, trying desprately to wake him up and/or making him feel better. Aimi had a concerned and worried look on her face. She then turned to see that Hana was having troubles with carrying Tamekaze over to the shade. Aimi huffed, she was sad that she couldn't be help for her, she then looked at Ayaka, who wasn't busy with anything. "Ayaka, please go help Hana-san." Aimi said.

Satoshi looked at Aimi, who called Hana 'Hana-san.' He sighed and went back to his medical duities. He knew that they'd become close, every since the fight ended and they went into the dessert. There smiles at each other every once-in-a-while gave it away to. Satoshi then finished putting the oitment on Icchiro's burned face.

Ayaka raised an eye-brow at Aimi. Then she nodded with a sigh, she walked over to Hana and helped lift Tamekaze for her. "Let me help you." She said, a gentle smile on her face. "Where do you want him?" Ayaka questioned, looking around. She carried most of the weight, which didn't feel like much to Ayaka. She was just glad she could be of some help, and to have something to do then stand around in the sun staring at people.

Takeo huffed and nodded. "Alright, and it seems like Ayaka has handle most of the stuff for Himiwarmi." Takeo said, walking over to Hana with Ryo. "Thanks..again." He wispered to Ryo, quietly so no one else heard.

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Hana threw a greateful look over the blonde Kunoichi's shoulder to her new friend. "Arigatou. That would be great, Ayaka-San, just lay him over there." ,she smiled, pointing to beneath a tree where there was a good amount of shade and not too far from Icchiro.

"Hn." ,Raiken grunted, adverting his beautiful blues to the opposite direction of Naomi's. Ikazu, Raiken had a problem with saying thank you and accepting help.

Naomi sighed, blowing the black bangs out of her eyes. She knew that was as close a thank you as she was going to get from the blonde male.

Ryo shrugged as he made his way to Hana. "It's no problem. We're allies now. Besides, Hana would probably scold you for not getting it treated right away." ,Ryo added, grinning. He knew just how motherly Hana could get, which is why he hated getting sick or hurt.

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Aimi then helped Sastoshi pick Icchiro up and take him to some shade. She laid him gently on the ground, only specks of sun-light came through to him. Aimi huffed and stood up, "Alright. Thank-goodness. Is he going to be okay for now?" She asked Satoshi. They had finished treating Icchiro, he would be fine, they just needed him to wake up and re-gain his strength. Other then that Icchiro was just like everyone else. Hot, tired and thirsty. "What now, Satoshi-san?" She asked him.

Satoshi adjusted his pony-tail and brushed his blue hair out of his face. He was sweating, but everyone else was sweating themselves. "Well, I'm going to see if Himiwarmi needs any help with Tamekaze, and since everyone seems to be doing fine I guess I'm not that much needed. You sit here with Icchiro, make sure hes okay. If he wakes up, let me know." Satoshi said, walking over to Hana. "Need any help with Tonou?" He asked her, looking down at him.

Ayaka nodded and smiled. "No problem." She said. She placed her hand on her neck and wipped off the sticky sweat. (ew) Ayaka then walked over to were Aimi was and sat down in the shade. Ayaka then looked over at Aimi, her worried face had disappeared. "Hmph, he'll be fine." She said, even though they already knew that. She then looked at Naomi and Raiken, "You guys can sit over here if you want, plenty of shade." She offered with a gentle smile.

Takeo laughed and nodded. "Seems my leader will be okay. I'll just ask any of the Medic's if they can help. Satoshi is offereing help for your leader.. it's obvious." He said, walking up to Hana and Satoshi. "Can one of you guys treat my legs? They've gotten serious burns." Takeo said laughing, although he knew it would come to this since he just enjoyed the ride in the back. It also hurt to walk, man was he stupid. He blushed, "Heh, yeah... it was fun though! Right Ryo?" He asked, adressing him by his name now. Takeo removed his glasses from his face and put them on his hat.

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Hana did not look up, but merely nodded as she bound her hair into two loose pigtails with two strips of cord. "Hai. He's used a dangerous amount of chakra. If I heal him all by myself, I'll be no use to the others." ,she answered, her cheery tone was gone, in place was a serious tone as she began looking through her pack, pulling out an assortment of items.

Raiken allowed Naomi to pull him in the direction of the Ayaka, Aimi and Icchiro. He grunted as she helped him sit down, pain streaking his blue eyes as he had to bite his lip to keep from letting out a pained howl. His shirt was ripped, giving away the bloody, gruesome gore of his chest.

Naomi gave him an apologetic look before sitting down. "I wish I could help, but I'm not Hana or Satoshi. I'd probably just make things worst." ,she sighed, giving her team mate an apologetic look. She felt so useless.

Immediately, a grin spread over his lips. "Hell yeah! That was the most fun I had all day! Excluding announcing Naomi likes Saotome." ,he grinned, before letting his eyes widen and freezing. 'Please, Kami, don't let her have heard that.' ,he prayed in his mind.

Hana sighed and tired to blow at the dew drops of sweat on her brows. "Hai. Come here, Matsuda-San. I'll heal you before Kaze-San." ,she offered, brushing back her Leader's green locks, not even looking at the three Shinobi. Her mind was much too preoccupied with the two Leaders.

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Aimi looked at Raiken, biting her bottom lip. "Hold on." She said in a soft voice. She stood up and walked over to where Satoshi, Hana, Tamekaze, Ryo and Takeo were. She then bent over Tamekaze, gently lifting his head, she placed his jacket there so he had a soft cushion- like pillow for his head. Aimi then looked at Satoshi, who was now getting out supplies for Tamekaze. "Satoshi-san, please hand me a cloth and some oitment." She asked, looking over again at the pained Raiken.

Satoshi nodded and handed her a cloth and a small tube of oitment. "Please use it carefully." He told her. He had a few tubes of oitment, but every tube counted and could be useful in the future. He then glared at Ryo. "Yes, that might be a good idea if you handle it." Satoshi said. He was also looking at Takeo, whom was going to probably say something himself soon.

Ayaka watched Aimi, knowing that she was getting supplies for Raiken. She smiled at her kindness. Then she sighed and looked at both Naomi and Raiken. "So." She said, trying to make conversation. They were in a tight situation, waiting patiently for there leaders to wake up. They also still had there mission in plan, what if the gem was already taken? Ayaka pushed that thought out of her mind. They'd get there in time. Atleast she hoped.

Takeo laughed nervously. "Alright, thanks Himiwarmi." Takeo said, walking over to her. "Sorry." He told her. He knew that she needed to work on Tamekaze, but thankfully Satoshi was here and he was starting for her. That's a good thing about Medic ninjas, there was two of them. They worked the hardest though, they deserved some special treatment. Which would be planned after the mission was over.

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Hana nodded, giving him a weak smile as chakra gathered outside her hands, giving off a green vibe. She rubbed them all over the burnt parts of his legs. Once she was done with that she got some ointment and began to gently rub it onto his legs. "Be careful not to wipe this off. It'll make your legs feel numb, it's an anestetic and burn cream in one." ,she explained the side affects of the ointment.

Raiken blinked, looking in the red head's direction. He folded his arms over his chest, looking in the other direction. It wasn't that he was stuck up or didn't appreciate her obvious offer of help, it's just, he had a problem with accepting help. He barely allowed Hana to heal him.

Naomi sighed and pursed her lips, leaning her forehead on Raiken's shoulder. She knew that look in his eye. "Please, Rai-Kun. Let her at least help a little while Hana-San's busy. Please. It could get infected." ,she begged in a soft tone, a pleading tone. She knew her team mate's pride and, even though she had it, hated it. He would die because of his pride some day.

Ryo furrowed his brows, sensing the worry on the Medic. She was obviously worried about their leader. "I-Is he okay, Hana-Chan?" ,he asked, swallowing the lump that had formed in his throat.

Hana bit her lip and bowed her head as she continued to finish rubbing the ointment on Takeo's legs, giving him a tiny smile. "I-I don't know. He shows no signs of being ill, except for being low on chakra. But, I'm going to keep a watch over him, just in case." ,she replied.

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Aimi then walked over to Raiken. She bent down in front of him slowly pulling his arms away from his chest. "This might sting a little but.. it will help." She said giving him a small smile. She gently patted the cloth across his chest, the parts were there was wounds at. She looked his pained face everytime she placed the cloth on a part that had a large gash in it. "Sorry Ikazu-san..." Aimi whispered. She then began putting some oitment on her hands, ready to put it on his skin.

Satoshi then turned to Hana. "Since you understand/know Tonou better then me.. I suggest you want to work on him?" Satoshi asked her. He had laid out everything the might need and will need. He figured Hana would want to work on Tamekaze, since he was her leader. Satoshi would just be an assisstant, handing her everything she needed. Satoshi smiled gently at her, sitting right next to Tamekaze.

Ayaka smiled at Aimi, Raiken didn't seem to be enjoying it but since Naomi convinced him to be treated, he seemed to be obeying. Although he didn't like it at all. Ayaka looked at Naomi, "I've finally seen the nice side of Naomi." Ayaka said, adressing her by her first name. It seemed as if everyone was getting closer and closer. Turns out that most of the people were calling each other by there first name. Ayaka smiled at her and laughed.

Takeo groaned as he could feel it sting a little. "Thanks Himiwarmi.." He said, looking down at his burned legs. "Will it rub off if I walk?" He asked her curiously. Takeo hoped they wouldn't, but if they did he'd have to sit until it was obsorbed into his skin. Takeo smiled gently at her, "Go help Tonou, I'll be fine now." He said to her. Tamekaze needed the most help since he hadn't been treated yet.

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Hana shook her head. "It's safe for you to walk enough to get to where ever you would like to sit. But, I'd avoid other movement. You must come to me if anything starts feeling unusual or the anestetic wears off. That's an order." ,she gave him a firm look, letting him know he had better do as she said. "And you. You had better sit down right now so I can heal those legs." ,she gave Ryo that warning look. She then turned to Satoshi. "Hai. I would like that very much. Arigatou, Satoshi-San." ,she gave a weak smile as she began to pour chakra into him. Thankful that Satoshi had poured some of his into him as well.

Raiken winced and the scowl on his face had become more perpleaxed as his muscles flexed and flinched, of their own accord, every time Himoto, Aimi would touch the cloth to his gashes. He turned to gave Naomi a hard look, as if asking 'are you happy now?'.

Naomi smiled and nodded up at him. "Hm. Few see my nice side. But, even the cruelest of people have them. They just have to look deeper to find them." ,Naomi answered Ayaka, giving a soft smile as she held Raiken's hand, allowing him to squeeze her small one whenever a fresh wave of pain hit him.

Ryo shook his head. "No, Hana-San. My legs will be fine. I can get you to do it after. Tame needs you right now. Play fierce Medic mommy with him. You can scold me later." ,Ryo grinned, teasing lightly. It was true. Hana acted like mother when it came to the well being of her teammates.

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Aimi looked at Raiken before she put the oitment on his chest. "This is for your own saftey, but thank you for letting me heal you.. even though I'm not a Medic ninja." She said giving him another gentle, and sweet smile. She then put her hand on his chest, rubbing slowly and gently. Aimi made sure to get the oitment in his worst places, deffinatly in every single wound. The blood was slowing down, thankfully. She wondered if he had lost alot of blood. Aimi didn't think about that possibility anymore though, he'd be passed out or tired right now if he did. Aimi finally finished putting the oitment on his chest. She then wiped her hand off on the cloth she used to wip off his bloody, now clean, chest. Aimi examined it once more, "Hows that?" She asked him curiously.

Satoshi nodded and bowed his head a little, "Hai,Douitashima****e." He then put his hands over Hana's, giving her a little more chakra for her. She used up quite alot and needed some more. He was being useful by giving her a good portion of his chakra. He didn't really need it, he was just being used as an assisstant for Hana. "Does anyone else need medical treatment?" Satoshi called out. Hana had her hands full, caring for Ryo and Tamekaze at once. He was just helping out for Tamekaze just a little bit, and he could help out anyone that needed medical treatment that hadn't gotten any yet. Satoshi thought that everyone might be okay though.

Ayaka looked at Satoshi, "I'm alright.. thanks." She said to him, giving him a thumbs up. She had burns on her from falling, but she was a big girl.. she could handle it. Sometimes it would hurt to move, but it was nothing that she couldn't handle. Ayaka could always ask for oitment if it became to much of a pain to walk. But right now she was alright. Ayaka then looked at Naomi, "Hm, guess I am lucky then." She said laughing with a small smile, "I have both a mean and nice side.. I'm not bipolar though!" She said poiting a finger. Just to verifty that she wasn't.

Takeo nodded at Hana. "Thanks again." He said, walking slowly and caustiously over and sat down next to Naomi. "Hm, I feel stupid now.. I probably should've stood up and ran.. not sit down and 'enjoy' the ride." He mumbled, but out loud. Takeo said this because he was now feeling the side-effects. Sharp pains would go throughout his legs, it was burning like crazy. He sighed and fiddled around to get his mind off the burns. He didn't want to scream out loud, he could handle it. Hopefully the pains would disappear soon.

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Hana gave him a greatful look. "Hai. If you could be so kind as to start at Naomi-San's burns again. She got the worst of them and I don't want any damage done to her." ,she replied before finishing up with giving Tamekaze chakra. Thanks to Satoshi, she still had plenty left. She could use that for Ryo, after she had put some ointment on Tamekaze's slightly burnt skin. He was so lucky that he was use to the Suna weather.

Raiken looked away from her, in the opposite direction. "It's fine. A-Arigatou." ,he replied. The words were foreign on his tongue and he avoided all eye contact with her completely.

Naomi gave a small laugh. "Hmm. Arigatou, Himoto-San." ,Naomi smiled, speaking up, her being the only one that probably heard Raiken's very mumbled Arigatou.

Ryo sighed as he sat beside Takeo. "Is it beginning to go numb?" ,Ryo asked Takeo, looking down at his burnt legs.

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Aimi nodded at him and smiled. She then got up and walked back over to Icchiro, propping him up as she sat down again. She sighed and looked down at Icchiro's peacful, sleeping face. Aimi then looked up at everyone, smiling once more at them. She wasn't sure what else to say. She just sat there and waited for Icchiro to wake up, or for someone to say something to her.

Satoshi's face went a little red and he nodded. "If you need anymore help, just let me know Himiwarmi." He said. He then got up, taking some stuff with him as he walked over to Naomi. He bent down in front of her, "Himiwarmi wants me to treat your burns." He stated to her before he did anything yet.

Ayaka grinned at Satoshi's word. Thank goodness Hana made Satoshi treat her burns. She wondered what would happen, she stayed silent as she watched. Ayaka then turned to Aimi and returned the gentle smile.

Takeo looked at Ryo and nodded. "I can't feel my legs.. at all.. if that's what you mean." He said laughing. It was quite obvious that's what he meant. He then looked over at Satoshi and Naomi, smirking. He then turned to Ryo, "You'll feel the pain here soon, once Himiwarmi is finished." Takeo told him, smirk fading as another shot of pain hit him.

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Hana nodded, not taking her eyes from her resting Leader. As of right now, he was doing fine. Just unconscious. She sighed, softly running her fingers through his messy forest green locks. She'd have to stay beside him, to make sure she was aware of any changes in his condition. "Ryo-Kun, get over here so I can heal those legs. Now." ,she demanded with a strict tone.

Raiken sighed, leaning his head against the bark of the tree, looking up into the patches of sky that peeked through the leafs. "So. Do we have any clue where we are?" ,he asked, finally breaking the silence.

Naomi immediately looked away, narrowing her eyes at the tree opposing her. "No." ,she stated bluntly, pulling her burnt legs into her chest. That was just a little too much contact for her. All ov her exposed flesh was burnt and more besides. She did not want Saotome touching her, even if it was just to rub the ointment on her.

Ryo shuddered. "Well, wish me good luck. I'm always the worst." ,he grins, gulping and facing Hana with a grim look. He knew what was in the future for him. Especially since he squirmed alot.

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Aimi then looked at Raiken. "Deffinatly not anywhere were we need to be." She said sighing. Which was the truth. As a matter of fact, they still had ways to travel just to get to there destination." Aimi then used the back of her hand to wipe off the on-coming sweat. It was horrible, it seemed as if it was getting hotter. Aimi figured it was because they were staying in one area. Plus they were still around the dessert.

Ayaka nodded. "I think what Aimi said was correct." Ayaka said. She wished the leaders would wake soon, she wanted to get moving. Although that was a selfish wish. She understood why they passed out, they did it for THEM. They were thinking of there teemates, and the knew what would happened in the process.

Satoshi looked at her with a firm look. "I'll let you put oitment on the places you don't want me to.. but please just let me get your arms and legs." Satoshi said. He didn't want to get the exposed parts around her chest and other parts. That'd make him feel uncomfortable and akward. He also knew it was probably worse for Naomi.

Takeo laughed and nodded at Ryo. "I'll deffinatly will be watching." He said. He then turned to Naomi, "Just arms if you don't want him to do the legs.." He said, obviously butting in. He knew one of them might hit him for this.

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Hana growled, giving him a warning look as he began to squirm. "Ryo! Hold still! Stop it! Ryo!" ,sshe yelled, wriggling because of his wriggling. Aokawa, Ryo was like a child when it came to getting healed. She dreaded it.

Raiken chuckled, still looking up into the sky. "What's the matter, Saotome? Never touch a girl there before? I'm sure Naomi won't mind, as long as you can avoid a few smacks. She'll give in." ,he chuckled, his voice velvet smooth. (It's like a mix between Sasuke's and Kira Yamato's [From Gundam Seed or Bankotsu from InuYasha] voice.)

Naomi growled and smacked Raiken. She no longer held sympathy for him and hit him, right in his wounded chest. He gave a grunt and clutched to his wounds, now bleeding again. She smirked triumphantly. "No! Nothing! If you touch me I will castrate you, Saotome! You will never be able to have children! Got that?!" ,she growled, flinching away.

Ryo squirmed and glared as Hana had him pinned down. Currently, she was sitting on his back, holding his head up so she could apply some ointment to his face. "Geez, Naomi. And they say I'm made. You're totally worst than me. C'mon. Saotome's not going to touch you in any places you don't want him to. Besides, it's not like he'd get turned on my rubbing your arms and legs .... Would you, Saotome? 'Cause, I got to say, that'd be a bit sad." ,he grinned before letting out a howl as Hana rubbed ointment on his particularly singed cheek.

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Aimi giggled at the situation. It made her laugh. Especially when everyone was together and such. Here Naomi was refusing to let Satoshi make her burns feel better, and Naomi hits Raiken in the chest making him feel pain. Takeo can't feel his legs and Hana has Ryo pinned down. Aimi smiled, it wasn't supposed to be that funny but it made her laugh. She then looked down at Icchiro, still no signs of his awakinning. She sighed at that, smile fading.

Ayaka nodded at Naomi. "Satoshi said he'd only get your arms and legs.. you can do the spots you'd feel uncomfortable with him.. touching." Ayaka couldn't help but laugh at that. "Alright.. alright. I'll stop. But Satoshi is serious, he gets angry easily at these types of stuff." Ayaka began to say, to late though. Satoshi was getting up and leaving.

Satoshi sighed, he wasn't all that mad. He understood. "Alright. Then just apply this oitment in all the bad burns." Satoshi said to her. He then walked over to Hana, bending down. "You might have to treat Hitaome yourself." He said a little frustrated. He then went over to Tamekaze to check on him for Hana.

Takeo was cracking up laughing at the scene. Ryo really was bad. He then looked at Naomi, "Hee offered~!" He taunted. "Now hes kind of frustrated." Takeo told her, shielding his head incase she'd hit him for saying that.

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Hana sgave an exasperated sigh. "Honestly. I don't need any children as long as I have you three. Ryo! Sit still or else!" ,she screamed at the struggling Ryo. She let out a little 'omph' as he had batted her off of his back. She stood up, a growl tore from her throat and her body trembling with anger. Her fists clenched at her sides. "Ugh! That's it! Burn to death! See if I care!" ,she screamed, completely losing her cool and stomping off into the forest.

Raiken kept his focus on the sky, still pained. He shook his head solemnly. "You two really know how to irritate her, don't you. Naomi just let Satoshi heal you, damnit. He's not going to make a pass at you because he isn't into you! And Ryo! Do you really have to act like a damn two year old?" ,he scolded them, fierce blue eyes.

Naomi 'hmphed'. Crossing her arms and turning away from Raiken. She glared at Takeo. She smirked as an evil idea came to her mind and, instead of punching him, she slapped him. Right on his burnt legs. Grinning, she knew he'd feel that one much more effectively.

Ryo stared, wide eyed, after Hana. "Uh .. I think I may have made her a teensy bit mad." ,he says to the others, an innocent look on his face as he held up his two figures, gesturing a teensy bit.

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Aimi huffed and looked at Hana disappear. She then looked at Aykana. "Please go after her and see if shes alright?" Aimi said. She'd go after her herself but since she was taking care of Icchiro she didn't want to leave. Besides.. Satoshi wanted Aimi specifically to do it herself. She didn't want Aykana to have to take over for her. Aimi then looked down at Icchiro, and back into the woods.. seeing if Hana would come back.

Satoshi was sitting by Tamekaze. He sighed and put his hand over his eyes in a frustrated kind of way. "It's just very hot outside.. the heat must be getting to peoples heads." Satoshi murmured. Satoshi then looked at Ryo. "Aokawa.. come here." He said. He'd finish the job for Hana so when she came back she didn't have to deal with him. "And don't cause me trouble." Satoshi said with a sharp glare.

Aykana nodded at Aimi and stood up. She then walked off into the woods. Although there was a problem. She wasn't quite sure where Hana turned to go. Aykana sighed sadly. What if she turned to the wrong direction and got lost, but then again.. what if Hana did the same? Aykana was stuck in a tight situation. Either she goes right or she goes left. She stood there thinking hard about it.

Takeo fell over cursing like a sailor. This time he deffinatly couldn't feel his legs. Takeo then got up, eyes red and about to tears. He wasn't going to cry, the pain was so much it brought tears to his eyes. "Two can play at that game!" He exclaimed. He slaped Naomi hard on the arm. Yeah, big mistake. Takeo you retard.

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Hana continued to storm through the forest, all the while muttering to herself. Leaving a path of destruction .. Not really. But, she certainly scared anything lurking there. She continued stomping her way deeper into the forest. At least, until she tripped over a root, making her stumble, hit her head on a low hanging branch. She clutched at her head, crying out in pain. By doing this, she ended up tripping over a stump and landed, flat on her a*ss.

"Hn. You're not much of a Kunoichi. Are you?" ,a gruff, velvetine voice observed.

Hana snapped her head in the direction of the speaker. It was Ryo! But, how could it possibly be Ryo when Ryo was back with the others. And, Ryo had blue hair with a white bang, not white hair with blue bangs. And, his hair wasn't as long. He was also wearing the clothes of Kurotaiyou. Hana gasped, placing her hand over her mouth. This was Ryo's twin brother, Ryu!

Raiken shook his head, a slight smirk on his lips as he watched the two Shinobi slap at each other like four year olds. They were beyond ridiculous. "I wouldn't do that if I were you. Hana may be gentle and kind, but she's in a foul mood. She'll kill you if you interrupt her now." ,Raiken warned Ayaka.

Naomi let out a fierce, feral growl. How dare he slap her! She launched herself on him, making the two of them roll like a pair of caught up tumble weeds. "I'll kill you!" ,she yelled, pinching his face and kicking his burnt legs. Needless to say, it was a very immature fight.

Ryo pouted and slinked over to him. He gave a dejected sigh and sat still, trying not to flinch. Satoshi was no Hana. If he even dared move he knew what would happen. "I miss Hana." ,he sighed dejectedly, hanging his head.

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Aimi sat there and sighed as she saw Ayaka come back with a disappointed look on her face. "Don't worry. Ayaka wouldn't be scared of Hana no matter how evil she would look. Ayaka's just like Hitaome-san.. and we all know how Hitaome-san is." Aimi said looking at Takeo and Naomi roll on the ground hitting each others burn marks. Aimi sighed and shook her head.

Satoshi huffed and made Ryo sit down. "Yeah.. well if you hadn't been acting like that then Himiwarmi would still be here." Satoshi reminded him. He then began rubbing the oitment on Ryo's legs, those were the spots Hana hadn't been able to get yet because he was struggling to much. Thank goodness that Satoshi was in charge, Ryo would obey him because he knew what would happen if he acted like he did when Hana was there.

Ayaka sat down next to Raiken again. "It's no use anyways.." She muttered. "Theres two paths. Right and left.. how am I supposed to know what path she took? If I took left and she took right.. I'd possibly get myself lost." Ayaka said. "Oh, but theres plenty of more reasons why I just came back." She said resting her hand on her chin. She thought hard and wondered if Hana would be okay by herself. She'd come back soon.

Takeo yelped in pain again. This time it hurt worse. Although he knew what would happen if he did attack Naomi like that. He began hitting her burn spots to. "Hahaha!" He said. He was actually laughing, man hes weird. He thought it was funny, and he wasn't sure why. Takeo was just strange like that, he laughed and made jokes in the worst situations possible.

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Hana's eyes nearly popped out of her sockets. "I-I .. A-Aokawa, R-R-Ryu?" ,she stammered out. She took in his appearance, noting the pool of blood surrounding him.

"Hn." ,was the only response he gave her.

Hana stood up, dusting herself off and walking over to him. He was wary, she could tell. She knelt beside him, giving a soft kind. "Please. Let me look at it." ,she spoke softly, her honey browns liquidizing, melding with his cold, midnight blues.

"She'll be fine. Tame's ill, Hana isn't going to stay away. His health is her main priority." ,he informed, reassuring them all in some small way. It was true, though.

Naomi growled. As of right now, she had him pinned down. "And what the hell is so funny, Matsuda?" ,she growled, bunching her collar up into her fist and raising the other, letting it connect with his nose. She smirked at the river of blood that spraywed out.

Ryo pouted. "Ow! Don't be so rough! Kami! I want Hana!" ,he howled out, clutching at his leg.

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Aimi nodded at Raiken. "I hope.. but should Ayaka go ahead and go search.. just incase Hana-chan got lost to?" She asked Raiken. Apparently he was best with the advice since he knew his team memebers better then them. Well of course he did, that was a no brainer. Aimi then looked down at Icchiro. He had shifted a little. Aimi smiled, "Icchiro-san just moved a little!" She exclaimed happily. She directed that to about everyone, mostly Satoshi though.

Satoshi looked up and nodded at her. "He should wake up soon then." He said, this time rubbing the oitment gently on Ryo's skin. "Alright, sorry Aokawa." Satoshi said. He noticed Ryo was obeying more so he made sure to be gentle and not hurt his burns more then that already where.

Ayaka nodded at Aimi and Raiken's words. She then sat up and leaned against the tree that was behind her. "Man this sucks. This is the worst mission I've ever been on.. I think." Ayaka said. Not entirely sure. The day was almost over and it was still blazing hot. It was hard to think out there when there was so much going on.

Takeo yelped and stopped laughing. "I'm not sure!" He said. Atleast he was being honest. He then tried pushing Naomi off of him. It didn't work out so well. He just then realized he should've left Naomi alone and insted he decided to hit her and make things worse.

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Hana winced as she looked at the wound. It was a deep and large gash. She gently peeled the cloak back more. She gasped, clasping her hand over her mouth as she looked at another large gash. "H-H-How?" ,she asked, her eyes shining as she looked at him. She wanted to help him so badly.

"The storm kicked in at the wrong timing." ,Ryu answered simply, turning his head and looking to his left, avoiding her gaze. He should just kill her. Or, maybe he'd let her heal him and then he'd kill her.

Raiken shook his head. "Hana'll come back. You'll see. She just needs to do things at her own pace. You can't rush Hana. So, just leave her alone, she'll be back." ,Raiken assured, sighing and wincing in pain as he looked down at the blood seeping through. He hoped Hana would come back soon, for Tamekaze's sake in the least.

Naomi growled. She wanted to punch him again, so, she did. Just for the heck of it. She smiled at his bust open lip. That would leave a little sting. She squeezed his ribs with her knees, so he wouldn't be able to move, which meant she could stay ontop, having the upperhand.

"Arigatou." ,he mumbled before looking over at the two Shinobi fighting. A perverse side, that Ryo never really got, came out. He snickered as looked at them. "You know, you really ought to teach Naomi who's the male, don't be so submissive. You're acting like the girl, Takeo." ,he grinned, chuckling and a twinkle of taunting in his eyes. It was harmless joking, he was sure Takeo'd appreciate it.

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|*Sigh* It's a bit boring. Isn't it?|

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(( What do you mean? ))

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|Not the thread, I just mean the day in general. Not much has happened.|

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(( Oh lol, I was hoping you didn't mean the thread. I'll post later, gotta go again. ))

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|Yeah. Me too|

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Aimi nodded and then looked down at Icchiro. She wanted to see if he was moving some more. Since he wasn't she got up and walked over to Raiken. She still had the bloody cloth with her, that she had previously used on Raiken. Aimi then gently soaked up the new-coming blood that came since Naomi re-opened his wound. "Sorry if this hurts Ikazu-san." Aimi said biting her bottom lip.

Ayaka then took over Aimi's spot so she could help Raiken. She then watched Takeo and Naomi. "Takeo! Naomi!" She shouted angrily. "Stop fighting, we don't need you guys fighting right now.. alright?" She said. She directed this to both of them, mostly Takeo since he started the fight. She was about to go over there and peel them off of each other if they didn't seperate soon.

Satoshi finished rubbing oitment on Ryo. "Alright, there you go Aokawa. Don't rub it against the ground, and the pain will kick in soon. Also don't walk around to much." Satoshi said giving off some rules for Ryo to follow. He then looked at Naomi and Takeo, "Stop fighting you guys." He said sighing in more frustration. He felt like the only leader here, well since there leaders were still passed out. Hana had disappeared, Raiken was bleeding badly, and Naomi and Takeo were fighting.

Takeo couldn't move or else he'd hurt himself. "Yes, here them Hitaome? GET OFF ME!" He called out at her. He had stopped laughing and smiling, but it would possibly come back once Naomi got off of him. He then looked at Ryo. "You'd be in this same position if you and Hitoame fought. Wait, your to scared to even fight her!" Takeo said smirking at Ryo.

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Hana's dirty blonde brows furrowed in concentration. Her eyes gleamed from the green glow surrounding her hands. Hana's brows creased as she sighed. "There's only so much I can do for you with chakra." ,she informed before reaching behind her into a little pouch. "You're lucky I didn't leave everything behind." ,she gave a soft smile before she sat everything out. hana began making rapid hand signs. "Water Style: Water Manipulation no Jutsu." Hana took water from the ground, filtering it out before she began wiping at his wounds with it.

Raiken flinched, his muscles twitching with his movement. "You don't have to waste your time with me. You should keep a watch on I-Icchiro." ,he muttered, still looking up into the sky.

Naomi huffed. She gave Takeo one final punch before getting off of him. She straightened out her dress and dusted it off. She sat beside Ayaka. "He's another Ryo, alright." ,she glared.

Ryo pouted. "Not true! Most of the time I just run! At least, until she catches me and then beats the hell out of me." ,he muttered thoughtfully. He sighed as he just let all of his weight fall down next to Takeo, sitting beside him.

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Aimi kept dabbing at his bleeding wounds. "It's fine Ikazu-san. Ayaka is handleing Icchiro for me." She said smiling, "Sorry if it's still hurting." Aimi said. She saw more blood coming from the wounds. She sighed, she always hated when she was bleeding and the blood just kept coming. "They say to apply preassure to the wound to make it stop hurting.. it might hurt though." Aimi said gently as she pressed hard on one of Raiken's bad wounds.

Ayaka laughed and stared at Takeo and Ryo. "There the idiots of the group." She said shaking her head. "I can see why you feel the need to pound there faces in." She added quickly after while nodding her head. Ayaka laughed and adjusted her seating position, still sitting next to Naomi but she was uncomfortable.

Satoshi sat next to Tamekaze, just so he had someone with him and because he needed the most attention since Hana had disappeared. "Does anyone know when Himiwarmi might come back? We kind of need two Medic ninjas here." Satoshi said whiping the sweat from his fore-head. It was incredibly hot out. Thank goodness the sun was setting, maybe it might get a little cold.

Takeo shrugged at Satoshi. He then looked at Ryo. "Your legs going numb yet?" He asked. He sighed and then whipped away the blood that Naomi had caused him. He then glared at her, thank goodness she didn't see it though. "Yeah.. Hitoame scares me." Takeo whispered to Ryo.

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Hana's fingers worked quickly. A quick 'zip' like sound echoed as she pulled the two ends of the bandage together tightly. Ryu grunted and winced. "Gomen." ,Hana stated softly. She gathered up all of her things and stood. She dusted herself off. "Gomen. But, I have to go now. I'll be back tomorrow." ,she promised before running off, making her way back to the others.

Raiken grunted, biting the inside of his cheek to keep from yelling. "O-Only Hana kn-knows that." ,Raiken answered, looking at him with a hagard expression on his features. His complexion had paled considerably and he had head spins.

Naomi nodded before glancing in Raiken's direction. She could tell just how bad he really was. He was holding out on them, waiting for Hana. She gazed at the trees longingly. 'Oh, Hana. Where are you? We need you.' ,she thought, longingly.

Ryo shook his head. As of right now, the pain hadn't kicked in. But, it would. That much was for sure. He chuckled at Takeo's whisper. "It's hard not to be. I use to imagine her husband. Poor thing. He'd have to be like the Oo-Naruto Uzumaki (Great Naruto Uzumaki)." ,Ryo chuckled.

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Aimi noticed that Raiken's pale face. He looked as if he was about to pass out. She sat next to him, keeping her hand on his wound but releasing the preassure. She then made him wrap his arm around her shoulder so she could hold onto him. "I'm sorry Ikazu-san.. I'll stop." Aimi said as she gently dabbed at the other bleeding wounds.

Ayaka sighed and looked down. "Hopefully she comes back soon.. Satoshi was right. We need two Medic Ninjas. Takeo looks like crap." Ayaka said shaking her head. Aimi could handle Raiken, although she wasn't a Medic ninja. She then looked at Naomi, "It's been such a long and tough day." She said through a long sigh.

Satoshi then looked through the woods. He saw a figure and as the figure got closer he noticed it was Hana. "Himiwarmi!" Satoshi exclaimed. He sighed and rubbed his temple. "We've needed you.." He said trying not to sound mad or mean in any way. He was still frustrated.

Takeo busted up laughing. "Yeah, that's the truth." He said nodding. He then turned his head to the direction of the woods. He saw Hana emerge from them. A thankful sigh escaped his mouth.

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Hana waved Satoshi off and ran straight for Tamekaze. She dropped beside him and began to check his vitals. "He has a fever! Saotome-San! He has a very bad fever!" ,she exclaimed. Droplets of sweat rolled down Tamekaze's temple, but they were cold. He was burning up. Hana felt her eyes tear up. "Gomenasai, Kaze-San. This is all my fault." ,she whispered, sniffling.

Raiken winced. He had been about to say something when everything had just blacked out. His body sagged forward and he made his way down to the ground.

Naomi nodded. A small smile came onto her face as Hana had come back. But, it was short lived. Tamekaze had a terrible fever. And Raiken had just passed out, just about ready to fall to the ground. Luckily, she had managed to catch him just on time. She laid his head in her lap and sighed, playing with his blonde locks. "I think he'll be fine. He's just extremely tired. He's lost a fair bit of blood." ,she announced.

In an instant, Ryo was bounding over to Hana. He squeezed her tightly. "I'm sorry, Hana! I'll be a good boy! Just, please, don't leave! I'll even help with Tame!" ,he gushed.

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Aimi caught him just a little herself. She held onto one side of him. "Ugh.. poor Ikazu-san.." She said in a worried voice. She held onto the bloody cloth and helped Hitoame hold him up so Satoshi could heal him. She sighed. "Thanks." She told Hitoame.

Satoshi placed a hand on Hana's hand. "Don't cry. We need you to be strong right now.. Tonou will be alright. It's not your fault." Satoshi said comforting her. He needed everyone to be strong. "I'll leave Tonou to you.. Ikazu just passed out." Satoshi said with a sigh. He stood up and walked over to him. Aimi was still holding onto him while Naomi was holding onto him to. Satoshi then sat down next to Raiken and began healing his wounds.

Ayaka was sitting by Icchiro. He seemed to be doing fine, quite some time has passed. She wondered how long they'd stay passed out. That didn't matter though, she made sure Icchiro was okay and safe since Aimi was busy.

Takeo raised his hand. "I would help out to.. but SOMEONE hurt me." Takeo said turning his head to Naomin in a sort of glare. He still had blood on his face a little. He then looked over at everyone. Hopefully the Medical ninjas don't pass out either. They couldn't afford that.

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Hana nodded and tried her best to give him a strong smile. She began making hand signs for her earth and water mainpulation jutsus. She poured the water into the bowl made of dried clay. It would be fine to use since it was all clean. She dipped a cloth into the water and rung it out, putting the cool, damp cloth on Tamekaze's forehead. She sighed, pushing back his green locks. She bent to place her lips to his forehead, an old method to tell if someone had a fever. He was still extremely hot.

Naomi grunted and nodded. "Kami. He's so heavy for such a lean guy." ,Naomi gritted out. She shot Takeo a death glare, hoping to silence him. "Shut up, Matsuda. Or else. I will shove your head up your as-" ,she began, but was rudely interrupted.

"SSS'okay. Let's not go there. Okay. Let's just all cooperate. For Hana's and Satoshi's sake. We can't have them run ragged." ,Ryo stepped in. Taking the ending of Naomi's word and adding it to his okay.

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Aimi nodded at Naomi. "Yeah, he is." She said sighing. She then looked over at Ayaka. "You doing alright over there?" She asked just incase she needed to go help. Altough she wasn't sure what she'd help with since he was passed out and such. Aimi huffed and handed Satoshi the bloody cloth. "Incase you need it." She told him.

Satoshi took the cloth and nodded. "It's fine.. but I won't need it." He said. He finished healing Raiken and whipped off more on-coming sweat. "Are you sure you don't want any oitment for your burns Hitoame?" Satoshi asked her once more, just incase she changed her mind. He wouldn't get as frustrated as last time when she refused. He then held out the oitment in his hand.

Ayaka nodded at Aimi, "It's fine, I can handle him for now." She said. Then she looked at Naomi, "Just let him.." She said rolling her eyes with a groan. "Hes only going to get your arms and legs." Ayaka said nodding barely. She then shifed her position once more. It was hard sitting in one position for to long.

Takeo was about to yell back at her but decided to keep his mouth shut. "Whatever.." He said. Ryo was right, they needed to work together and stay strong for each other. It was no use in fighting back. Takeo grunted and looked away.

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Hana blew at her bangs, getting them out of her face as she soaked the cloth again and rung it out. She mopped up any sweat beads and returned the cloth back to the bowl. She begun the tedious process, this time keeping the cloth on his forehead, while she though through her pack. Using her Earth Manipulation no Jutsu, she made another clay bowl. In this one, she began mixing different kinds of herbs, powders, liquids and anything else. It was a tedious and tiresome process, but it was the best cure for the fever.

Naomi's fierce eyes snapped onto Satoshi. "Hn. Fine. But, I'm warning you. If you even think so much about it and I will slit your throat. Got it." ,she hissed, sitting down and allowing him to heal her burnt skin.

Ryo sighed. Even though his legs were killing him and even though he wasn't supposed to be walking, he went over to Aimi and took Raiken from her. "Here. I'll just lay him down here. I can keep an eye on him. You don't have to worry about him." ,Ryo offered, giving a small smile.

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Aimi smiled and nodded at Ryo. "Thank you Aokawa-kun." She said as she bowed her head. She then went over to Ayaka and took Icchiro from her. "Thanks Ayaka. Go help out Aokawa-kun, he really isn't supposed to be moving and he has to take care of Ikazu-san." Aimi said to Ayaka. Just to give her something to do, oh and to help out a little.

Satoshi managed to smirk and laugh a little. "Hn, alright." He said as she squeezed some of the oitment in his hand. He then rubbed it gently on her arm. He was careful to get to close to her chest, that might tick her off a little. Satoshi then kept to it, getting the other arm and eventually one of her legs.

Ayaka nodded at Aimi. "Sure thing Aimi, and alright." She said as she walked over to Ryo and helped him out. "Ugh, let me help you there. Your not supposed to be up." She said laughing at him as she helped with Raiken. She pulled him farther into the shade so he could cool down a little.

Takeo looked over at everyone. They seemed to be busy with stuff, and poor Hana was by herself. Takeo stood up and walked over to her. His oitment was just about absorbed into his skin, he could be walking and such now. His numbness in the legs went away to. "Need help Himiwarmi?" He asked nicely as he sat down on the other side of Tamekaze.

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Hana looked up, briefly, and nodded. "Hai. That would be good." ,she answered before turning back to the concoction she was making. She flicked her head to the left, trying to get her bangs out of her face. "Just make sure the cloth stays cool. We have to try to keep the fever down." ,she instructed, adding random things. Or, at least, what would seem random to others.

Naomi drummed her nailed fingers on the ground. She had one leg left, and then the exposed parts on her back. She could do the others, where Saotome would die if he even thought about trying to heal.

Ryo gave her a small, sheepish grin, rubbing the back of his neck. "Yeah. But, Raiken is my teammate. Besides, everyone else is busy. Someone has to take care of him." ,he smiled. He was actually being serious and mature.

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Takeo sat down next to Tamekaze and nodded to Hana. "Sure thing." He said smiling. He was glad to be able to help atleast someone. He placed his hand on top of the cloth that was on Tamekaze's forehead. He was making sure it was still cool, which it was. It would dry up fast though, considering the heat in the air would consume to water fast. Takeo sighed, "So um.. where did you go? We were kind of.. worried.." Takeo said shrugging. He was just trying to make conversation with Hana.

Aimi pushed Icchiro's loose hair out of his face and sighed. "Man." She said. It had been some day. That's all she could think of is what kind of day they had. Aimi looked up at the sky, the sun was almost gone. Night was coming pretty fast. There was a few stars in the sky, but not many since the moon wasn't exactly 'ready'. Aimi looked at everyone. Naomi seemed to be behaving, same goes for Satoshi. Ayaka and Ryo were okay, so was Takeo and Hana. Raiken, Icchiro and Tamekaze.. not so well.

Ayaka giggled and sat down on one side of Raiken. "It's fine Aokawa. I'll help you." She said motioning for Ryo to sit down. "Yeah, I understand. Wanting to help your teemates and such. But you can't if you can't even help yourself first." Ayaka told him, reffering to what happened with Hana. He was squirming out of control and wouldn't let her heal him. Which led to Tamekaze to get a fever, and Raiken to pass out.

Satoshi then got her other leg. "Alright, any other spots?" He asked her. He thought he was done, he wouldn't want to go straight for her chest. He knew she'd kill him and he didn't have much energy left to deal with anything like that. He didn't know if there was other exposed parts. Satoshi's oitment was almost out, though he had more tubes.

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Liquid honey eyes glanced up, slightly glazed over. A soft pink tongue peeked out to lick at her rouge lips. "I went for a walk in the forest, to help calm myself down." ,she answered, her eyes downcast as she finished with the mixture. "Could you sit him up, please." ,she asked, still not looking at the boy.

Naomi pulled herself away from him, immediately. As if his touch had burnt her. "I can do it myself." ,her voice was cold, as her eyes froze over. Her obsidian bangs fell into her eyes, making her flick them out of the way.

Ryo pursed his lips and nodded. He looked over at Hana. She was talking to Takeo, working on Tamekaze. He then directed his gaze downward. Blood was still seeping through Raiken's bandaged torso. He sighed in his mind. He was the one to blame for all of this.

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Satoshi nodded, atleast she let him heal her arms and legs. "Here. If you need my help, just tell me." He said as he got up. He walked over to Hana and Takeo, just to gather some of his stuff. He was going to heal Raiken once more. Satoshi walked over to Ryo and Ayaka, bending down next to Raiken and healing him some more. "Ayaka, go get a wash-cloth from Himiwarmi." Satoshi ordered, not looking up.

Ayaka nodded at Satoshi and walked over to Hana. "Himiwarmi, can I have a wash-cloth for Ikazu?" She asked bending down next to her. When she saw Hana nod she picked up a wash-cloth and wetted it down. Ayaka walked back to Satoshi and placed the cloth on Raiken's fore-head. Which was pretty hot, so he had a small fever to. She then looked at Ryo's worried and sad face, "Everything will be okay, Aokawa." She said tilting her head to the side with a soft smile.

Takeo nodded at Hana and watched Ayaka leave. He then moved to Raiken's head and lifted him up, placing him onto his lap. "Man, this is so hard.." He said wipping off sweat beads from his fore-head. His large hat wasn't making things any better though. Takeo huffed and took it off, throwing it onto the ground next to him. He was getting frustrated and moody since he had been out in the heat all day, heck everyone has. Takeo looked at the sky, night time was arriving soon.

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Hana's thick lashes dipped to touch her cheekbones as she batted her lashes, to keep from the small sweat beads from entering her eyes. She poured the mixture into a small vile and pressed the opening of the glassen vile to Tamekaze's lips. It took a little while to get his lips parted and then to get the mixture to run down his throat. "There. The medicine should begin to take effect by the time the sun sets." ,she wiped the sweat off of her brows with the back of her hand. The sun was already beginning to set, which meant it would cool, drastically.

Naomi did not acknowledge his offering and began to rub the ointment on her chest and her thighs, where she would not allow Satoshi to touch. She'd have to get Hana to rub it onto her back, since she couldn't reach there.

Ryo quickly pulled out a fake smile and nodded. "I'm sure it will." ,he answered, his voice thick with something. He got to his feet and walked away a little ways. He was still visible, only now he felt much more secluded. Which was what he needed to be right now. Everything was his fault.

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Satoshi watched Ryo walk away, noticeing the way he talked was strange. He went back to Raiken, lifting him up and letting Raiken rest in his lap. "Well, I'm done doing my Medic stuff.. for now." He said out-loud. He looked at everyone, they seemed to be doing fine. He would check on Icchiro soon, but Aimi seemed to be doing fine with him. Satoshi sighed and looked around.

Ayaka frowned and walked over to Ryo. She placed a hand on his shoulder, "This isn't your fault, y'know?" She said to him. She could tell what he was thinking and she didn't like it. It wasn't anyones fault. Not Ryo's or Hanas. Ayaka looked out in the desert, they were on the edge. The sand had calmed down since it was almost night-time.

Takeo continued to hold Tamekaze up for Hana. "Such a.. difficult day." He noted. He was just trying to make converstation, if she wanted to. Although it was beyond obvious that it was a difficult day. No one expected this to happen today, they didn't wake up and think, 'Crap, I'm not looking forward to today.' They woke up kind of excited to head over to the village and retrive the gem. But it wasn't there, which lead to this catastrophe.

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"You may lay him down now, Matusda-San." ,she answered. Her liquid eyes had frozen over. No longer were they a liquid honey, but a crystalized honey. She should have never left. But, had she not, Aokawa, Ryu may have died. A small smile tugged at her lips as she remembered the cute pout he had displayed when she had won to fight to clean his cut. "Hai. Today is a very terrible day. But, tomorrow will be better. .. I hope." ,she answered, smiling as she allowed her hand to caress her Leader's cheek. She bent and placed a soft kiss on his forehead. "You may go rest now, Takeo-San." ,she smiled sweetly, lacing her hand in Tamekaze's.

Naomi grunted. She looked over at Hana. Perhaps she would not disturb her. Her back wasn't that bad anyway. "How's Fujasawa?" ,she asked one of the Shinobi. She tried to make it seem as if she didn't care. But, truthfully, she would give anything to have one Leader back with them. Even if it did have to be stubborn Fujasawa.

"Hn. Yeah, right." ,Ryo scoffed, picking up a small rock and hurling it towards the sea of sand. "This is all my fault. Fujasawa could have been healed and better by now, if I hadn't made Hana leave, which meant Saotome had to look after Tamekaze. Hana wouldn't be so tired. Naomi's burns wouldn't be so bad. Raiken wouldn't be unconscious right now, half bleeding to death. And Tamekaze wouldn't be burning up with a fever that could very well kill him!" ,Ryo's voice and rose. He looked over to see his teammates staring at him. Hana looked on the verge of tears and Naomi looked like a deer caught in headlights, with her doe eyes.

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Aimi loooked down at Icchiro. "Occasionally he shifts his position.. it seems as if he might wake soon." She said pushing more hairs out of Icchiro's eyes. "How is Ikazu and Tamekaze?" She asked everyone, looking to Raiken and Tamekaze. Aimi then looked back down at Icchiro, he once more shifed his position. She sighed a thankful sigh to see he was doing okay. He might wake soon, which would be very good. Hopefully by the end of the night everyone would be up, well and ready to go. But she wasn't so sure for the, 'well' part.

Satoshi looked over at Aimi and then down at Icchiro. "That's good. As long as one leader is okay and awake, I guess we won't have to much preassure on our shoulders." He said. He then looked down at Raiken. "Ikazu is doing fine, slight fever.. he'll be okay though." Satoshi said. He turned his attention to Tamekaze and Hana, waiting to hear what she had to say about Tamekaze. He had a horrible fever and wasn't doing well, after Hana treated him his fever should have gone down a little. Atleast that's what Satoshi thought.

Ayaka looked around at everyone. She didn't bother to answer anyone else that was talking, besides she was focused on Ryo right now. She let her hand that was on his shoulder fall to her side. "Everyones going to be okay. It's not all your fault. Everyone here atleast did something bad to make this situation worse." She said shrugging. Ayaka wasn't sure if she was being confusing or making any sense. It was hot, she was tired and she was just trying to comfort Ryo. Which apparently wasn't her thing.

Takeo nodded at Hana. He got up and laid Tamekaze back down on his jacket gently. "Glad I could've been of some help Himiwarmi." Takeo said giving off a goofy grin. Although at the same time it was a weak one. He walked off over to Naomi and sat down next to her. He planned on apologizing since he was in a good mood and everyone. But after everyone was finished talking. He didn't expect a sorry back from Naomi, but getting it out would be nice. They didn't need people hateing each other or people being mean to each other. Yeah, they didn't need that.

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Hana blinked back tears, she would just ignore Ryo's words. "It's hard to tell. The medicine hasn't taken effect yet. It will when the sun is completely down." ,she answered, looking down at Tamekaze. He would have looked peaceful, would have, had it not been for the cold sweat on his face and the haunting look of aility.

Ikazu grunted and groaned as he tried to open his eyes. It took a few moments, but eventually they finally fluttered open. He felt like his skin was ablaze. But, it wasn't too bad. "W-what's g-g-going on?" ,he asked, his voice hoarse and scratchy.

Naomi glanced to her left, looking at Takeo. She groaned inwardly. What did he want now? In their time together, she had seen just how much he was like Ryo. And whenever Ryo sat beside her, it was to annoy her and piss the ever loving hell out of her. Which could only mean, he wanted to do the same.

Ryo bit his lip and hung his head, dejectedly. "Sure. But most of it's my fault. I made Hana mad, so she left and then Tamekaze got worse. I started teasing Takeo and Naomi, which led to Takeo getting the hell beat out of him. My teasing, made Raiken get in on it, which made Naomi smack him, which landed him in the position. I'm the reason for everything." ,he reasoned, his tone dull.

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When Raiken spoke, Aimi jerked her head to his direction. "Ikazu-sans awake." She said, a small smile coming onto her face. She then looked at Satoshi, apparently his healing, and the other things he had done for Raiken, took effect and he was feeling a little better. Aimi had a bright smile on her face, but that would soon fade. She was thristy and it hurt to talk or swallow. If she wasn't so busy she would use a water jutsu so she could provide water for everyone. But she wasn't the only one capable of using water jutsus, a whole lot of other people were capable to.

Satoshi immidiatly looked down at Raiken. "You passed out from to much blood loss, and a slight fever." He said simply. "Don't move though, it could re-open your wounds." Satoshi told him. He knew it wasn't comfortable for Raiken to have to rest on Satoshi's lap, but if it was to help him in any way, he wouldn't mind. Satoshi then looked at Hana. "That's good to hear. Well sort of, it he is getting any better.. that's good." Satoshi told her with a quick nod.

Ayaka sighed and looked down. She wasn't quite sure what to say with that. She didn't exactly want to blame Ryo, but with what he said.. she just kept quiet. ".." Ayaka took her hand off of Ryo's shoulders. She wanted to say more, but couldn't think up anything to say. "We know it's not your..fault." Ayaka said. She was trying to find something to say, but apparently said something that she had previously said.

Takeo looked at Naomi. He was now feeling the need to not say sorry to her. After what she did yes, but he would anyways. "I'm sorry." He mumbled. He then quickly added, "I'm only saying this because we still need to work together and I can't if your always going to want to give me a death glare." Takeo said looking down. He was prepared to be punched after the last line. He couldn't have just left with, 'I'm sorry.'

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Hana sighed and nodded, turning briefly to look at Tamekaze. He was still coated in a thin layer of sweat. "I hope he does get better .. For our sake." ,she whispered softly, absent mindedly picking up the cloth and ringing it out before mopping up the sweat on his face. There wasn't much else she could do for him. "A-Ano. Is anyone hungry or thirsty? We have to keep our health. Which means keeping hydrated. That's the key factor. Still, malnutrition isn't good either. Aimi-San, would you like to take a break? Get something to eat and drink. Maybe have a nap. I can take care of Fujasawa-San for you." ,Hana offered kindly.

Raiken scrunched up his nose, his blue eyes clouding over. Half from pain and half from his awkward situation. Immediately, he resorted to brooding. Of course Tamekaze and Icchiro would wake up to girls. But why couldn't he!? Come on! Waking up to Saotome with your head resting on his lap is not a good way to wake up. In fact, Raiken wanted to close his eyes again, just to see if his situation would change when he opened his eyes again.

Naomi gaped, open mouthed. Her eyes immediately formed her perfected doe eyes. Had Takeo just apologized? With no strings attached? "I-I-I .. You-You .. Sorry? What are you up to, Matsuda? Out of nowhere you're sorry?" ,she eyes him, suspiciously.

Ocean blue orbs glittered with unshed tears. Ryo had to bite his bottom lip to keep back the tears welling up. He wasn't afraid to admitt he felt like crying. But, all of this was his fault. Everyone was sick and hurt, and it was all his fault. Of course he wanted to let loose some tears. But, he wasn't going to. Not with Midori, Ayaka around.

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Aimi looked over at Hana. "I could use something to drink.." She said softly, "But I don't want to take a nap just yet. I can't leave all of this for you to handle Hana." She said giving her an innocent smile, "Taking care of these two can be a handful and you might pass out from lots of chakra loss." Aimi said. It was kind of Hana to offer to take care of these while she took a nice nap, she couldn't do that. Aimi got up, resting Icchiro's head softly onto the ground, she walked over to Hana.

Satoshi laughed. "Yeah. I'll let Ayaka take care of you. I'd let Hitoame, but she might just hurt you again." He said to Raiken, looking over at Naomi. He got up and looked over at Ryo and Ayaka, "Hate you ruin your conversation, but Ayaka.. take care of Ikazu for me." He ordered, in a soft and gentle voice though. Not as angry as earlier.

Ayaka said and looked at Ryo. She gave him a quick hug and briskly walked away. "Sure, Satoshi." She said, glaring at him when he wasn't looking. Then again, her face was red from giving Ryo a hug. But he needed some comforting, but since Satoshi ruined it the hug couldn't last longer then she hoped. Ayaka sighed and took Satoshis place. "Hello Ikazuuu." She said smirking.

Takeo looked away, he then murmmered. "I've already said.." He said. Then he sighed and looked at her again, "Just because we need to be working together and we can't if were constantly fighting. So I'm ready to be your.." Takeo swallowed, "Friend." He mumbled. "You don't have to be my friend back though." Takeo said, facing her. As long as they could get through this without any fighting, that'd be okay.

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Hana nodded. Within seconds she had moulded a small saucer-like cup and filled it with water. She handed it over to Hana, smiling gently. "Drink up, you have to keep hydrated." ,Hana gave it, with a bit of firm in her voice. She looked down at Tamekaze. It seemed the medicine was beginning to take effect, he was sweating much more. Which meant he was sweating the fever out.

Raiken blinked, looking up at her. He gave a small gulp. "Saotome! I changed my mind!" ,he squawked out, flailing his arms about and accidently hitting Ayaka in the face. "Oops." ,he smirked up at her.

Naomi gave him her doe eyes, batting her lashes in utter confusion. "You .. want to be my .. friend?" ,she asked, disbelieving. Naomi tried to keep everyone out. It kept her from getting hurt. Friends meant she got hurt. Which is why she tried to hate her teammates as much as possible.

A tint of red charred Ryo's cheeks as he hugged his knees to his chest. She had hugged him. It was out of sympathy, but she had still has some form of contact with him, hadn't she? Ryo felt like he was about to fly. Midori, Ayaka had acknowledged him as a male and had hugged him. Okay, maybe not, but still ..

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Aimi smiled gently at Hana and took the cup from her hands. With a shaky hand she drank the whole thing fast. She still felt like she needed more or else she would die. "Can you please get me some more, Hana?" Aimi asked in a sweet voice. She needed more, and it was nice of Hana to offer in the first place. One cup obviously wasn't enough. She hadn't had water almost all day, so you can imagine what she thought was enough.

Satoshi looked over at Raiken. "You wanted a girl, didn't you?" He said smirking, laughter coming out of his mouth. "Well, I got you one." He said looking over at Raiken. Although he seemed to be enjoying hitting Ayaka in the face. He was decideing weather to switch up Aimi and Ayaka. Satoshi fixed his gaze on Ryo, Ryo's face was a little flushed from the hug. He grinned and looked around.

Ayaka smacked Raiken in the face. "JERK!" She said, standing up and letting Raiken hit his head on the ground. "That's it, Aimi.. your taking my place and I'll take yours!" Ayaka said, glaring back at Raiken. "If you weren't hurt right now.. oh god.." She said, then she smirked at him.. showing him she was just playing around and wasn't exactly mad.

Takeo nodded his head. "Yeah. If that's okay." He said smiling as he hid his mouth with his arms, just so she couldn't see the smile. He then looked up, "Everyone here wants to be your friend.. especially Satoshi." Takeo said. He didn't mean for her to get mad over that, but it was the truth. He could tell she was softning.

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Hana furrowed her brows and nodded. This time, she moulded a much larger saucer. More like a bowl and filled it to the brim with water. "Drink all of it." ,she said as she handed it to the girl. "Satoshi-San. Could you please come here?" ,Hana called to him. She didn't want to do this, but Aimi was so stubborn and she couldn't just let her risk her health. Besides, she thought of Aimi as a friend. Friends don't let friends suffer the way Aimi was suffering.

Raiken pouted. Raiken's pouts were absolutely adorable. He looked like such a little boy when he did, it usually made Hana and Naomi giggle when he pouted over something. Once, it had made one Kunoichi tackle him and gush about how kawaii he was. "No fair. I'm injured." ,he pouted, looking up with big blue eyes.

Naomi's first instinct was to result in anger and right out refuse. Her second .. "Wh-wh-wh-what are you-you talking a-a-a-about, M-M-M-Matsu-su-suda!" ,she exclaimed, her face tinting a beautiful blood red as she squealed lightly and buried her face into her knees, hugging them to her chest.

On the exterior, Ryo seemed to be pretty shallow. He didn't seem at all complex. Only, on the inside, he was a disarray of feelings and thoughts. 'She hugged me! She actually hugged me! Oh yeah! Go me! I am the man! Go me! .. Wait .. She only hugged me. That doesn't mean she likes me. She was just comforting you, you baka!' ,his mind hissed and he hung his head in dejection, his previous smile fading away.

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Aimi chugged the whole sacuer and whipped her mouth with the back of her hand. She sat down all the way and tried catching her breath. "Thanks, Hana." She said looking over at Ayaka. "Uh, sure thing. I can handle Ikazu-san for you." Aimi wondered why Hana was brining Satoshi over, and Hana kept glancing at Aimi with a serious face. Aimi was struggling to her feet, "Hah.. well I've got to go take care of Ikazu-san. Thanks again Hana." Aimi said, bowing her head in appreciation.

Satoshi looked over at Hana and nodded. He walked over and looked down at her, and Aimi. "What's up Himiwarmi? Need more help with Tonou again?" He questioned. He looked at Aimi's flushed face, red from the heat and from dehydration. He then sat down to meet her face to face.

Ayaka smirked and looked at Raiken, "Don't worry.. Aimi will be there to take care of the poor injured you." She said titling her head to the side in a mocking way. It was rude of her to just get up and let him hit his head on the hard ground, and lay there waiting for assisstance.. but to her, he deserved it for hitting her in the face. "You get what you deserve Ikaazzzuuu." She said grinning.

Takeo looked up at her, seeing her face was incredibly red. He smiled, "What I'm saying is I want to be your friend." He said to her. Which was the whole point of his conversation, but he couldn't just find the right words to say it to her. He was embaressed, but apparently she was to.

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Hana shook her head, a solemn look overtaking her features. "It's Aimi-San. She's not in good condition. She's exceedingly thirsty and she's been waiting for Icchiro to come around. She can't take care of Raiken. She should be resting and kept hydrated. I will look after Fujasawa myself. Please, do something. As of right now, you're considered the Leader. Please, Saotome-San. For Aimi's sake." ,Hana pleaded with her liquid gold eyes.

Raiken frowned up at her and rubbed his offended head. It hurt just to move. "Hn .. Baka Ayaka .. Making me hit my head. Some Medic-non she'd make. Hn. At least Aimi won't be so callous." ,he grumbled under his breath.

Naomi peeked out from the security of her arms. She eyed him suspiciously before her eyes softened. "Hai. Fine. We can be friends, Matsuda." ,she nodded her consent. She was unsure of what to do now. She hoped he would know.

Ryo sighed and stood. He walked back over to them. The least he could do was make up for the trouble he had caused. "Can I help?" ,he asked aloud, to anyone that would answer really. He had a small smile on his lips and a look of sincerity and determinationg in his eyes.

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Aimi looked over at the worried Hana. "Hana, I'll be fine." She said. She then suddenly felt dizzy and slumped down to the ground. "I-I'll be fine." She repeated again, looking at everyone with wide eyes. She wondered what Satoshi would think of this, hopefuly she would let her take care of Raiken. "I'll be there soon Ikazu-san." Aimi called over to him.

Satoshi shook his head, "Your not fine, Himiwarmi is right." Satoshi said, staring at her. "You can barely stand." He then looked at Ayaka. "Take care of Ikazu, Aimi is in no condition." Satoshi said, firmly. "I would consider you the leader to, Himiwarmi." Satoshi said, giving her a warm smile. "Aimi, you need to rest, just leave everything to us. Everyone is going to be fine." He comforted.

Ayaka groaned and looked at Aimi, to Satoshi, to Raiken, to Hana. "Fine!" She said, walking over to Raiken, roughly lifting his head and getting back into her position. "Hmmph! Seems like I have to take care of you, baka." Ayaka said, smirking and sticking her tounge out at her.

Takeo looked at Ryo. "You can come here and make friends with Naomi." He said, adressing her by her name. Since they were friends now, he hoped it would be okay. When Naomi hit him on the head, or warned him.. he would probably just go back to Hitoame, just to play safe.

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Hana smiled with appreciation towards Satoshi. But she soon twisted that smile into one of apology. "Gomen, Aimi-San. I just can't continue watching you do so much while you aren't in the condition to do it. Please, just listen. I promise I'll take care of Fujasawa-San and personally keep you posted on him." ,she spoke up, determination in her eyes. She would not give up until Aimi was resting.

Raiken gave wide, horrified eyes. "Why Hana!? Why?! Don't you care for me?! I'm your team mate! How could you do this to me!? I thought you were sweet and gentle!" ,Raiken exclaimed like a child, trying to back away from Ayaka, only to fail and lay down helplessly.

Naomi blinked, looking at Takeo. He had just called her by her name. No suffix, no Hitoame. So, he must truly consider her a friend. She gave him a brief, soft smile.

Ryo's eyes widened briefly, but he was soon smiling and nodded. "Hai. Gomenasai, Naomi-San. I promise I won't tease you about Saotome any more. Even though it is fun and sometimes it just slips out. Forgive me?" ,he asked, giving her puppy eyes.

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Aimi smiled at Hana and Satoshi, they just wanted what was best for her. "Fine, I'll rest. Thank you Hana, and Satoshi for worrying so much about me." She nodded and bowed her head once more in appreciation. As Satoshi came around and made her lie down on his lap, she obeyed and did so. Aimi looked up at the, now, night sky. A few stars hung in the air, the moon shining brightly. She closed her eyes and tried falling asleep, although she found it difficult.

Satoshi nodded and watched as she closed her eyes, "No problem, Aimi." He said. He looked at Ayaka and Raiken, "Ugh. Ayaka, be nice to Raiken." He said, smiling to show he didn't want that to seem rude. Which turned out okay. He sighed and looked at Hana. "Anything I can do for Tonou while your gone taking care of Icchiro? I'm sitting right next to him." He reminded her, willing to do anything he could.

Ayaka looked at Satoshi, "B-B-But.. Satoshi.." She stuttered, frowning. "Fine!" She said once more, glaring down at Raiken. "I so want to leave you right now." She then chuckled and looked up, sighing. She pulled him back with her and laid her head on a tree. "I might fall asleep here soon.." Ayaka warned Raiken. Seems like everyone was feeling the need to go to sleep.

Takeo looked over at her and returned the smile. It felt good to give her a nice smile, and that she didn't mind. "Yeah. I'll stop it with Satoshi and you.. although I make no promises in reminding you that he DOES like you." Takeo whispered, so only she could hear. Everyone noticed that, and if you didn't.. wow you were stupid.

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Hana shook her head as she looked down at him. "There isn't much we can do for him. We have to just wait for him. You can check to see if his temperature has gone down later." ,she answered before standing and making her way over to Icchiro. She knelt down beside him. She sighed and began, absentmindedly, playing with his hair. It had always been a habit of hers. She always did it when she was deep in thought.

Raike stuck his tongue out at her, a full fledged smirk playing on his lips. He squirmed a little, getting his head comfortable on her abdomen. "Man, I wonder when Tame and Fujasawa'll wake up." ,he spoke aloud.

A small brush of red tinted her cheekbones. "S-S-S-Saotome hasn't any feelings for me. We-we're e-e-enemies." ,she stuttered out. Stuttering from Naomi was like snow in July. It just wasn't right.

Ryo grinned. "Sure. Whatever you say, N'omi. You may not see it now. But, you will. And then, we're going to laugh and rub it in your face because that's what friends do when it comes to guys." ,Ryo smirked, putting his arm around Takeo's shoulders to indicate the 'we'.

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Satoshi nodded, "Sure thing." He said as he reached over and placed the back of his hand on Tamekaze's forehead. It was still a little hot, but indeed it was going down a little. "He still has a fever, it's going down though." He noted to Hana. Satoshi looked down at Aimi and then over at Hana to hear her response.
Ayaka shrugged. "Soon, hopefully. Sometime tonight.. maybe in the morning." She said, going on and not really knowing what she was saying. She opened her eyes in slits, looking down at Raiken. Since he was her responsibilty she wanted Raiken to fall asleep before she did.

Takeo nodded, pointing at Ryo. "It's the truth, one hundred percent true." He stated. "Ever heard of this." Takeo took a deep breath. "When someones mean to another person, it just means they like that person.. ever heard of that?" Takeo questioned her. "Yeah, Satoshi deffinately likes you Naomi." He said, smirking at her.

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Hana smiled and nodded. A bit of worry left her face, but her brows still remained creased and there was an obvious plague on her face. She was worried for the well being of not only two Shinobi, but three. She hoped Ryu would be okay over night. She couldn't get to him when Tamekaze and Icchiro were still out. Thinking of the boy, she looked down at him and sighed. 'When will you wake up, Fujasawa-San? Please. Wake up. Wake up and make Kaze-San wake up with you. Please.' ,she silently begged, tears ripping at her eyes, wanting to be freed.

A soft snoring met the ears of everyone. Poor Raiken had fallen asleep half way through Ayaka's response. In sleep, the scowl the that seemed permanently afixed on his face, left. Instead, a cute pout-like smile. He was so relaxed. He seemed so innocent and vulnerable in his sleep. A tiny little strand of drool making its way out as she snuggled into his pillow, Ayaka, a smile playing on his lips.

A very heated blush made its way onto Naomi's face. Only, she quickly swallowed it back down as she bowed her head. Her bangs shadowed out her eyes and she remained so for a while. "You're wrong." ,she spoke softly. She snapped her head up, her eyes hardened. "Saotome cares for no one but himself. I care for no one but myself." ,her voice was laced with venom and the ice in her voice bit at you.

Ryo winced. Just as she had began to show her soft side. Then again, too much emotion in one day would destroy Naomi. She had worked so hard to resolve any feeling since she was a small child. Coming from a wealthy family with a father that ruled with children and women knowing their place. They were to show no emotion, obey, and speak when spoken to. Poor Naomi had never had a chance to experience emotion, so it was no wonder when she would suddenly cut herself off. "Aw. Come on, N'omi. You don't mean that. You care about us. You protect me and you stand up for Hana. You respect Tame and you've always got Raiken's back in every fight, no matter how stupid they are. See, you love us. In your own way." ,Ryo acknowledged seriously. It was a rare moment for him. But, when it does happen, it's awe worthy.

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Icchiro was slowly coming back. He was now sub-concious. He could hear Hanas words, and everyone elses that were talking off in the distance. He could hear the sadness in her voice, he wondered why she was so sad. Icchiro moved his head to the side, wanting to wake up. It was as if he was in a black hole for to long, he shouldn't have passed out. He was now blameing himself, and he wouldn't know what to do if anyone was hurt. He wanted to desprately wake up, since he could hear Hanas voice, barely, it made him think no one was okay. Icchiro groaned lightly. He tired so hard to open his eyes. He was still getting there.

Satoshi noticed Icchiro moved his head, and he had groaned. "Is he waking up?" He asked, getting a little excited to know atleast one of there leaders was responding. "Keep talking to him Himwarmi, I think your getting to him!" Satoshi encouraged. Everyone would be happier if atleast one of there leaders woke up. He bit his bottom lip, and turned over to look at Tamekaze. Still not response. His blue hair got into his eyes, some strand sticking to his sweaty fore-head. He looked back over to Hana.

Ayaka could hear Icchiro groan. Her eyes widened a bit as she looked over at them. She smiled, "Hopefully he'll wake up in a few minutes." She said. Ayaka looked down at Raiken, "I'll slap him if he even thinks about drooling on me!" She said, her face turning into a disgusted expression. She didn't want Raikens drool all over her dark-green skirt. She shifted her position, the thought of sleep didn't cross her mind anymore.

Takeo was to far away to notice what everyone was getting worked up about. Possibly Icchiro's awaking. He was too busy, focused on Naomi. "Naomi... y'know.. if you didn't care about anyone but yourself.. you wouldn't have agreed to be my friend. You also wouldn't have accepted my apology. Satoshi.. he.." Takeo took a deep breath, trying to think of a way to say it. "He doesn't only care about himself. Hes just like you in many ways. Ryo was right." Takeo said, pointing at Ryo.

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Hana blinked, staring down at the awakening Leader. She glanced up at Satoshi and nodded. Bitting her lip, she looked down at Icchiro. She wasn't sure how to wake him. Maybe, if she just talked to him. "Pl-please, Fujasawa-San. Wake up. Please. We-we-we need you. Please." ,she begged, her voice thick with her tears that she held back. She was happy Icchiro was waking up, but, Tamekaze wasn't awake. And, unlike Icchiro, he didn't seem to be waking.

Raiken's snoring continued, but came to an abrupt end when he closed his mouth and turned over. Had he been awake, he'd have been mortified, luckily, he was asleep. After turning over, he had nuzzled his pillow, which was Ayaka, affectionately, mumbling and wrapping his arms around it tightly. "Hmm .. Ai ... teru .." ,he mumbled out in his sleep. Now, many could confuse the words to be directed at the Kunoichi who's lap his head was resting in. However, it was actually directed to a different Kunoichi. One with emerald eyes and flowing red hair.

Naomi gave the briefest of smiles, hugging her legs to her chest. She quickly turned her attention to the others over her shoulder. Fujasawa was coming to and Hana was talking to him. More like begging. She glanced over at her own Leader and bit her lip. He wasn't waking at all. He was still sick, too. She could just tell by looking at him. "Heh. I guess you're right. But, as a Shinobi, I can't be expected to let my defenses down. A life of a Shinobi is never solid, it's never known. To love and to care for others is just as dangerous as facing down one of the Kurotaiyou without any weapons or chakra. It'll kill you in the end." ,she spoke huskily, glancing up to the night sky.

Ryo listened to his teammate and winced. He knew her words were true. The life of a Shinobi could never be certain. And love, it did kill you. Especially when your enemies find out. When danger holds the one you love the most, you can't help but feel as if all hope had gone and you would risk anything for their lives. Only, Ryo has been lucky not to find it yet, or unlucky, depending the outtake on it. However, he did know the flutterings in his stomach caused by a certain blonde Kunoichi could only mean one thing.

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Icchiro shifted his position again. He could hear Hanas words once more, now he definitely thought his fellow teemates, and the other team, was in trouble. He moved his head back a few times, trying to wake up. Icchiro mumbled a few words, he was finally coming to his senses. It just took his body awhile to wake up after what happened. He exerted to much energy and passed out instantly. Icchiro slowly opened his eye-lids, closing them again. That happened repeatedly until he fully opened his eyes. Though things were awfully blurry.

Satoshi looked over. He saw that Icchiro just opened his eyes, "I-Icchiro!" He called out, amazed to see he woke up. "Himiwarmi.. I think you woke him up from your pleading help." Satoshi said, biting his bottom lip as he thought about it. Once she walked over there and was just about to tears, she was begging for Icchiro to wake up. Satoshi figured it must've woken up the 'leaderness' inside of him. He knows he must protect his teemates and those he loves so it would've triggered something.

Ayaka raised an eye-brow as she looked down at Raiken. She listened closely incase he muttered more workds that she might understand. "Ai? Teru?" Ayaka said out-loud. She wondered what was up with Raiken. She turned her attention to Icchiro, smiling brightly. "Yay! Icchiro-san is awake!" Ayaka giggled, grinning. She knew it would take a few moments before he knew exactly what was going on. She sighed, biting her bottom lip to.

Takeo lifted his head once he heard Ayaka's excited voice. "Icchiros awake?" He asked, grinning. "Awesome.." He said under his breath. He was glad he was finally awake. Takeo looked at both Naomi and Ryo. He noticed there quiet faces after her remark. "Your both in love." Takeo whispered to them. That was all he had to say, it was to noticeable, no matter how many times they rejected it. It was the truth, not worth denying.

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A smile found its way onto Hana's lips. But, it was a hollow smile. A part of her knew she should be ecstatic, but the part that allowed her to feel it, didn't seem to be working. She didn't have any words for the Shinobi. What could she possibly say other than .. "Arigatou, Fujasawa-San." ,she whispered softly so he could only hear. Arigatou was the only thing she could say. She turned her gaze over to Satoshi, begging him to tell her their Leader would wake soon as she gazed over at him, longingly. She wanted him to wake up. They weren't a team without him.

Raiken's face tensed slightly as he was awoken slightly by Ayaka's shout. However, it seemed to phase him for only a few moments before he went back to sleep. "Aishi .. teru ... Ai ... Mi .. San .." ,he mumbled out, turning over again, a smile playing at his lips.

Naomi said nothing, but looked away, to the side. She wanted to avoid Takeo's knowing stare. She didn't love anyone. Save for maybe her teammates, and she now cared for Takeo. Later, their bonds would strengthen and she would go from caring to loving. But, it would be more of akin to that of a brother. The way she felt towards Ryo and Raiken. Tamekaze, too, slightly.

Ryo frowned, furrowing his brows. "Oh, really. Well then, tell me, Oh Great And Wise One, who is it that I love, hmm?" ,Ryo grinned playfully, trying to lighten the mood that Naomi had so kindly dampened. Damn Naomi with her prophetic and right theories. "Oi! Fujasawa! Wake up, Sleepy Head! Or else! Hana will cry! When Hana cries she doesn't shut up! We'll leave you to her wrath! You'll have to comfort her!" ,Ryo called, grinning from ear to ear. He, on many occassions, had to comfort the weeping Hana. And, he was no coward for saying so, but he cringed at the thought of it. Hell, every male member of their team did. Even Naomi hated to face it. Being left to comfort a crying girl just wasn't what they taught you in Ninja Academy. Although, they should have. That and pms. Because those certain times, Naomi was a, and he said this with the utmost love, b*tch. Even Hana. Actually, Hana was worst. She made them all flee in fear.

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Icchiro finally could see better. When he looked up he saw Hana, her eyes were a little glassy from what appeared.. she was about to cry. He jerked up, noting it wasn't such a good idea since he was immediatly dizzy again. "Oi.." He said, holding his head as she shifted into a comfortable position. "Is everyone alright?" Icchiro called out. He was just curious since he saw her crying face, which made him even more worried that everyone might NOT be okay. He looked around, seeing everyone was in place. Well.. except a few.

Satoshi looked at Icchiro, "Everyones fine. Well except Ikazu and Tonou. Tonou is sick, Ikazu is fine though. He just had some blood loss is all. By the way.. don't jerk yourself up like that. You just woke up and you could pass out again if you do that." Satoshi said, noticing he was a little dizzy from doing that. He sighed, "Just glad to see one of our leaders is awake." Satoshi said, smiling softly.

Ayaka smiled at Icchiro. "Icchiro-san! Your awake!" She exclaimed once again. She then heard Raiken mumbling a few more words. Once she heard them, she announced them out loud to see if she was catching on. "Aishi. Teru. Ai..Mi..San." Ayaka said, squinting her eyes as she looked up at the night sky, which was now full of glistening stars, thinking. "AIMI-SAN!" Ayaka called out loud.. then she looked around, covering her mouth.

Takeo shrugged, "Are you avoiding this subject?" He questioned him. A smirk played on his lips. "Hmm, could it be.. Ayaka?" He asked. Takeo looked at Ayaka as she screamed Aimis name. He raised an eye-brow. "Yeah.." Takeo said. He noticed his leader was awake, finally. "Icchiro! Your AWAKE!" Takeo called out happily.

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Hana blinked through her tears. She blinked. Once. Twice. Three times. "Fujasawa-San! Thank Kami, you're okay!" ,she exclaimed before launching herself and hugging the Leader, a prominent smile on her lips as she laughed and small tears escaped. Now, maybe Fujasawa could somehow wake Tamekaze. He was her last hope.

Raiken jumped up from Ayaka's scream. He kept himself propped up with his elbows, facing the others. A prominent look of distaste washed over his face. "Eh. Well this is a real tear jerking event." ,he grumbled, sarcasm dripping from his words. "Oi! Hana! I'm sure the Kages will be extremely thrilled to learn the Leader of INS 3.1 suffocated to death from your chest. Nice. INS Leader Dies Due To Female Anatomy. Way to use them to your advantage." ,he chortled before falling over and laughing.

Naomi's jaw dropped. She couldn't believe the blonde had just made such an inappropriate comment at a time like this. It was rather quite nice to see the big, scary INS 3.1 Leader get glomped by shy little Hana. Still, even that comment made her give off a profused blush.

Ryo's eyes widened and his mouth froze in a small 'o' shape. He had been about to retort with some witty comment, but Raiken's observations had shocked him. Ryo wasn't sure if his teammate would live after this. Not only would he have Fujasawa and Hana after him. But, when Tamekaze woke up, he'd make sure to murder the blonde. Another one of them that seemed to be hit with the plague called love.

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Once Icchiro was glomped, it wasn't just her chest that was crushing him, it was just her. She was hugging him to tight. "Okay, Ikazu. Your dead." He said, his eyes now adjusted to everything. Nothing was blurry and he felt normal again. "Himiwarmi, Tonous not awake?" Icchiro said, ignoring Raiken's comment, when he least expected it he would kill Raiken for what he said. Icchiro also wondered why Hana would want to hug him, after all hes said. He pulled away from the hug, looking over to were Aimi, Satoshi and Tamekaze was.

Satoshi shook his head, "Tonou came down with a bad fever, it's gone down a little.. he might still be out for a while. I guess when can just say hes sick." He said, giving off what happened. "As for Aimi.." Satoshi said, noticing Icchiro looked at her a few times, "Shes just asleep." He said, looking at Tamekaze. He took the towl from his head and dipped it into more water, placing gently back onto his fore-head.

Ayaka slapped Raiken across the cheek. "SHUT UP!" She called out, angry at him now. She then narrowed her eyes, smirking. "So.. were you dreaming about Aimi-san?" Ayaka questioned him, wanting to burst into laughter since she had heard him talking about it. Ayaka still couldn't believe it, Aimi and Raiken? They barely talked.

Takeo jumped up, now on his feet. "Icchiro!" He said again, finally a leader was awake. Now all they needed was for there other leader to wake up and then everything would, hopefully, be okay. He bit his bottom lip, "Anyways, yes Icchiro.. please wake up Tonou!" Takeo said, smiling. He then looked at Raiken, seeing a red mark on his cheek from where Ayaka slapped him. "You deserved that." Takeo said.

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A prominent blush formed on Hana's cheeks and she bowed her head. Her bangs shadowed out her eyes and this aura radiated from her. It was murderous and she was glaring at Raiken from the corner of her eyes. "Iie. Kazen-San hasn't awaken yet. Please, Fujasawa-San, get him to wake up. Please. I-I-I'm worried about him." ,Hana confessed, however, what she wanted to say was she missed him, not that she was worried. She felt so lonely without her Leader.

Raiken smirked triumphantly, as he absentmindedly rubbed his stinging cheek. "It was worth it!" ,Raiken announced, but gulped once he caught sight of Hana. He was definitely a walking dead man. "Ye-What!? The hell, Midori? Has the heat fried your brain?! Why the hell would I dream about Himoto?" ,he asked, arching a blonde brow, giving her an incredulous look.

The blush left Naomi's fair skin and she stomped over to Raiken. She slapped him across the face, on both cheeks. "You pervert! Damn it, Raiken! Couldn't you just shut up and observe! So help me Kami, Raiken, if you make another comment like that again, I'll kill you! You damn, baka! That was such a cute moment and you destroyed it with your keen observation!" ,Naomi went on and on as she shook the blonde, ruthlessly.

Ryo winced and cringed as he watched his teammate try to crawl away from his other teammate. A gut feeling told him that beating wasn't going to be half as bad as the one Hana and Icchiro would give Raiken. "Man, Raiken, you should have just kept your mouth shut. I mean, sure, we all noticed that Fujasawa's face was just so conveniently placed in Hana's chest, but you didn't see us making a comment, now did you- Ack!" ,Ryo was cut off as Hana had pulled off her sandal and thrown in at his head.

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Icchiro's face turned a little red. He got up, walking over to Tamekaze. The red that was on his face slowly went away. He bent down and observed Tamekaze. He squinted his eyes. "Maybe.. Himiwarmi." Icchiro said, sitting fully on the ground as he over-looked him. He was sweating like crazy, and it did appear he had a fever. So he was sick, "Himiwarmi, try to awake him yourself." Icchiro said, looking at her, that was exactly how she made Icchiro to wake up.

Satoshi looked at Icchiro, a raised eye-brow now. "Hmm, yeah. Himiwarmi, come try." He said, moving out of the way so Hana could sit near Tamekaze and see if she could. He smiled and looked over at Raiken. "Ikazu, we might just tell Tonou what you said." Satoshi taunted with a smirk on his face. He was prepared to see what would happen to Raiken if they did.

Ayaka laughed loud, "Ikazuuu... you deserved that." She taunted right after Satoshi said what he said. As Naomi walked away to sit back down to were she previously was sitting, "Were ALL going to make sure you pay for what you said.. so don't expect Hitoame to not do anything." Ayaka said, still smirking. "Anyways. You were. I heard you say her name in your sleep. You said Aimi-san." She said.

Takeo narrowed his eyes. "Even I want to hurt Ikazu." He said, crossing his arm. With that, Ryo fell backwards once he took a sandel to the face. He started cracking up. "OH MY GOD!" He said, falling to the ground and laughing. "Dannngg Ryo, maybe you should've just shut up yourself." Takeo said, still laughing.

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"Ugh! Ryo, when I get ahold of you .." ,Hana growled, slowly stomping over to the Shinobi laying on the ground, twitching with swirly eyes. She straigthened up and walked over to them. She knelt beside her Leader. She blinked down at him. "Ano .. What should I say? Maybe if I told him what Raiken said .." ,she tapped her finger to her chin in a thoughtful way. Giggling once she caught sight of Raiken's face.

Raiken's eyes widened. "N-n-no, no! That won't be necessary. We wouldn't want Tame to use too much energy after he's just woke up." ,Raiken stumbled over his words. If they told Tamekaze, Raiken wouldn't make it back from this mission. Tamekaze was known for his 'no bullsh*t' tolerance. A mental image of that guy that had grabbed Hana's bottom and made a rather disgusting comment to Naomi came to his mind. That poor guy was barely living after Tonou had finished with him. "Please, Hana! I'm begging you! Don't tell Tame! He'll murder me!" ,Raiken exclaimed, begging the Kunoichi.

Naomi smirked as she watched Raiken beg Hana for forgiveness. "Not going to work, Rai. 'Cause if Hana doesn't tell him, then I will. And we all know just how Tamekaze-San will react, now don't we?" ,she asked, smirking like there was no tomorrow.

Ryo whimpered as twitched. "Itaiiiii! Hana! I'm injured! I didn't mean anything! I was just pointing out you had Fujasawa's face smothered in your chest, but we didn't- ack!" ,he yelled as he ducked another sandal that had been aimed at his head. He shivered as he looked at the deadly look in Hana's eyes.

Hana gave Ryo that look. The one she had mastered from giving it to Raiken and Ryo ever since they've been paired up. She glanced down at Tamekaze and her expression immediately softened. "A-Ano. Pl-please wake up, Kaze-San. Wake up. Please. Fujasawa-San is awake." ,Hana begged, hoping it would work. But, he didn't seem to be waking at all. All hope in her failed. "Pl-please, Kaze-San. Pl-please. Anata ni aitai desu (I miss you)." ,she whispered, tears gathering on her lashes.

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Icchiro scooted back a little, it was now time for there privacy. They couldn't leave of course, but they could try there best to look away and ignore it. Just for there sake of privacy. "Ikazu. If Himiwarmi doesn't tell, I know Ayaka, Hitoame, and Satoshi will tell. Your screwed." Icchiro said shrugging, he didn't make anything better. He should've just shut up because they all know.. even if Tamekaze didn't feel good he would kill Raiken. Unless a few people would stop him before he reached Raiken.

Satoshi nodded, "Yeah, I feel like watching him beat the crap out of you." He said sighing, "I haven't seen much action lately." He groaned, rolling his eyes sarcastically. He looked over at Aimi, she had shifted her postion. Possibly with all the rukus that was happening was waking her up a little. Atleast she had gotten some rest, and she would feel better when she woke up.

Ayaka was still holding Raiken in her lap. "Which makes me wonder, why are you still in my lap?" She questioned, feeling the need to want to jump up and let him lay on the cold hard ground again like she had doen before. She licked her lips playfully, wanting Tamekaze to wake up so badly. Then again, she wasn't sure if they SHOULD tell him, they do know that Tamekaze won't hesitate to kill him. Even if he was his teemate.

Takeo helped Ryo to his feet, picking up Hanas shoes. He walked over to Hana and placed them by her side. It wasn't smart to walk around bare-foot in a place they weren't familiar with. Takeo walked back over to Ryo. He had a large red mark across his face, where the sandel had struck him. He stifled a laugh, covering his mouth as he looked away.

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Hana's honey brown eyes searched his face for any reaction. Nothing. Finally, the tears had welled up enough so they tracked down her cheeks. "Anata ga hitsuyou nano (I need you). Me ga samero (Wake up). Onegai! (Please!) Me ga samero! (Wake up!) Onegai. (Please.)" ,she begged, raising her voice, but whispering the last please. "Anata ga hitsuyou nano (I need you)." ,she whispered out as a tear dripped onto Tamekaze's face, just below his eye. Hana's petit frame shook with her tears as she laid her head on her Leader's chest. His fever had lightened, but not by much. He could easily die. What would they do without Tamekaze? What would she do?

Raiken pouted. "Onegai! He'll kill me! You have no idea just what he'll do! Have you ever seen him angry?! Well, he's even worse than that when it comes to Hana! Onegai! I want to live!" ,Raiken begged them all. They hadn't faced their Leader's wrath before. Then again, nor had he. And he tended to keep it that way.

Naomi smirked in victory. In fact, if she were as childish as Ryo, she'd probably have done a victory dance. Who the hell was she kidding? She'd do one now if she thought no one would see her. "Ooh. Rai's in trouble. Tame's going to murder you." ,she taunted, smirking over at him.

The only one that hadn't anything to say was Ryo. Which was odd, because Ryo loved a chance to torment his teammates. Only, he couldn't quite worry about Raiken's dilema, not when he was watching Hana. She looked so sad. It sort of broke his heart.

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Icchiro could hear Hanas sadness in her voice. He looked at her, "Himiwarmi.. hes probably just to sick to do anything anyways." He began, not wanting to say the wrong thing. "Let's leave him alone for now.. maybe he'll wake up once his fever goes down some more." Icchiro told her, wanting to smile but he just wasn't that type of person. He also knew some people would probably freak out about it, although it was no big deal.

Satoshi smiled softly, it was barely visible. He nodded as in agreeing with Icchiro. Since Tamekaze showed no sign of movement, maybe he just needed some more time to rest. For his fever to do down, then he might wake up on his own. He sighed, sitting close nearby as he watched the scene. Everyone was drowing out Raiken's voice, since some people had already made the decision to either tell Tamekaze or just let it be.

Ayaka looked down at Raiken, he had a scared looking expression. He must've actually been serious for once. "Ikazu, calm down." She said sighing, decideing she would sit and put up with him for a little bit more. Just until Aimi woke up, then she could handle him from there. She watched Icchiro sooth Hana, looking around as everyone seemed to be doing the same thing. Except for Raiken.

Takeos need to laugh went away as everyone listened closely. Hana looked as if she was about to cry any second now, Icchiro looked as if he didn't want her to cry in front of anyone. Tamekaze showed no sign of waking up, just laying there. Takeo sat down next to Naomi, watching the scene with a short brief sigh.

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Hana lifted her head from his chest and allowed her hair to drape over her face. "Hai, Fujasawa-San." ,her voice seemed empty, but behind the cascade of blonde locks, silent tears slipped down her face and dripped onto the exposed skin of her legs. She was fearful. She hoped her Leader would be okay, and rest was all he needed. Because, right now, she didn't think either of them knew their way out of this place and to Sunagakure.

Raiken tried to steady his beating heart. But, the prospect of facing Tamekaze did not help. He tried to calm himself using a breathing technique Hana had taught him for whenever he got mad. She said it was suppose to calm you down, or something like that.

Naomi nodded. "Hana's right. We obviously aren't getting out of here any time soon. We should set up camp. And, maybe scout out the area." ,Naomi offered. She felt the need to redirect their attention from Hana. She obviously didn't want them to know just how upset she really was.

Ryo couldn't tear his eyes from her. She was so sad. To the extreme. Perhaps, it was she was beginning to lose faith in herself. Either way, she was not looking at the situation in an optimistic way. "I agree. I think a break would be good for you, Hana." ,Ryo finally spoke, breaking the silence that was surrounding only him.

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Icchiro stood up, over-looking everyone. He counted everyone, they had nine people altogether. "Okay. Let's all pair up and scout the area. Himiwarmi, your with me." Icchiro said, he wanted Hana to be with him since he knew she was senstitive and being with the leader would've been best. "Satoshi, wake Aimi up. Satoshi, your with Hitoame.. Takeo and Aokawa. Ayaka.. your with me and Himiwarmi. Aimi can go with Ikazu." Icchiro said, naming off the pairs. "No questions asked." He said firmly.

Satoshi nodded, groaning quietly when he heard his partner was supposed to be Hitoame. He gently shook Aimi awake. He looked at Icchiro, getting ready to argue about why he was paired up with Hitoame, but he stayed quiet since Icchiro didn't want to hear it. He licked his lips, standing as he fixed his glasses. He helped Aimi to his feet.

Aimi rubbed her eyes, using Satoshi for balance. "What's going on?" She asked in a confused voice. She wondered what was so important that they needed to wake her up. She looked around at everyone, then at Icchiro. "Icchiro-kun! Your awake! You to Ikazu.." She said smiling, now. She then looked down to her left. She saw that Tamekaze wasn't awake yet. Aimi wasn't going to say anything since she saw Hana's crying face. She frowned.

Ayaka jumped up from were she was hitting, accidently letting Raiken hit his head on the ground. "Opps, sorry Ikazu." She said sarcastically, giggling. She walked over to Hana and Icchiro, wrapping her arm around Hanas should to try and comfort her. She whispered words into her ears that no one could hear but Hana. Ayaka was just glad she didn't have to be paired up with Raiken, she probably would've lost her mind.

Takeo jumped up, "Sweet! I'm paired up with Ryo!" He said. Him and Ryo were now best buddies. But he looked over at Hana, seeing her crying face made him feel a bit gloomy. Takeo was always like that with his teemates. It's as if they all shared feelings together. One was sad, he would be automatically sad to. Takeo looked away, suddenly becoming happy again, knowing Satoshi and Naomi were paired up together now.

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Hana felt a comforting arm wrap around her. She looked up, not caring that the tear tracks were visible. She looked up into Ayaka's smiling face and tried to brave it out by smiling when she whispered comfort to her. "Arigatou, Ayaka-San. I'll be fine. Demo, karega inakute samishii desu (I miss him)." ,she whispered to Ayaka. Glancing down at the green haired Shinobi. "Fujasawa-San, what will we do with Kaze-San? We can't just leave him alone." ,she stared Icchiro in the eye.

Raiken yelped. He grumbled as he rubbed his head and managed to get up. He was still stiff from his wounds. He really didn't want to re-open them. Hana would murder him for sure. She was like a hen, fussing over her chicks when it came to their weill being. "Himoto, you're with me." ,he grumbled out before looking in another direction. The fact that he had been dreaming of her earlier was clearly taking effect, that and the fact that Ayaka knew he was dreaming of her.

Naomi's right eye visibly twitched. 'Gahhhh! Fujasawa is trying to kill me, isn't he? That or he wants Saotome to die.' ,she thought. She got up and stomped over to the Medic, quite literally bitting her tongue. She was in no mood to face down Fujasawa. Which, would happen because she would complain.

A grin was immediately fixed onto Ryo's features. "Awesome! Takeo and I get to do the awesome task! Onegaiiiiiiiii (Pleaseeeee), Fujasawa-San?" ,he begged, placing his hands in a begging motion and giving Icchiro the most angelic face he could muster.

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Icchiro looked at Hana. "Your right. I'll stay with Tonou. Everyone else needs to go scout the area the best they can. Bring back everything you find that might be clues, or the least bit interesting." He said. He sat down next to Tamekazes head, looking at everyone. Satoshi and Hitoame, Takeo and Ryo, Hana and Ayaka, and Aimi and Raiken. He nodded his head, they were the best pairs he could think of. Icchiro looked at Ryo, smirking at his facial expression. "There really isn't an 'awesome task'." He said with a shrug, "Everyones bascially doing the same thing." Icchiro announced again.


Satsohi sucked his cheeks in to keep himself from saying anything. He looked at Naomi, "Looks like were partners." He said, crossing his arms. He overlooked her, her sun-burns seemed to have calmed down apparently. Just about everyones since it was night-time now. The nice cool air felt good against there hot skin. Satoshi looked at Icchiro, ready to be dismissed when he said they could go. He looked over at Hana, she seemed to be doing a bit better now, but he did feel sorry for her.


Aimi rubbed her eyes again. She walked over to Raiken, "Ah, sorry." She said, apologizing for Ayakas mistake. She bent down and helped lift Raiken to his feet. "Can you stand okay?" She asked him, holding onto him incase he couldn't. Aimi slowly made her way over to the group, she was fully awake now. "So. What are we doing? Why are we pairing up?" She questioned everyone. She was rather confused about the situation.


Takeo had a big grin on his face as he waited to hear what Icchiro had to say about giving them the best task. It turned into a frown, "Man.." He mumbled out-loud. He looked at Ryo, "We deserve to be doing something totally cool." Takeo said crossing his arms and complaining like a little child. He looked at Ryo, laughing some more. He stuck his tougne out at Icchiro when he wasn't looking.

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Hana nodded. She stood to her fullest beside Ayaka. She would have to be strong, now more than ever. She took the binding from her wrist and began to pull back her hair, putting it back into a semi high ponytail. "Should we all have a certain amount of time, Icchiro-San?" ,she asked, a bit more determination in her voice. She was determined to help in any way she could, and then wait for her Leader to come to.

"Hn. We're going and scouting the area. Then we'll be setting up camp. Don't fall behind." ,he warned before turning his back to them and beginning to make his way into the woods. He didn't mean to be cold, it was just, he had never felt like this. He didn't want to. It made him feel as if he were going to be physically sick. And, he willed himself to be sick, as he kept walking.

Naomi glared daggers into the Medic. She really hated her partner. She didn't want to be paired up with him. She'd rather Fujasawa! And that was to the extreme. "Whatever, don't get in my way, Saotome, and you'll live." ,she hissed out, her voice deathly cold.

Ryo bit his lips and sucked in his breath. His eyes began watering as he tried to keep it in. Finally, he fell over, breaking into peels of laughter.

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Icchiro nodded, "Yeah. What Ikazu said." He said, watching him semi-stomp off through the forest. He sighed, watching as everyone dispersed one-by-one.. each going there seprate ways. He looked down at Tamekaze, taking the towl off his forehead. He felt his forehead with the back of his hand. It was sort of hot, the fever was slowly going down. Icchiro dipped the wash-cloth in the bowl, squeezing the extra water. He placed it back onto his fore head and leaned against a tree for support.

Aimi looked off to where Raiken walked. She bit her bottom lip, feeling as if she did something wrong. "Okay, Icchiro-kun." She said, running to catch up to Raiken. She walked by his side, "You okay, Ikazu?" She asked him, looking around the place since that was there mission for now. Aimi brushed her red strands of hair out of her face when a slight breeze came by.

Satoshi raised his eye-brow. "Hmph, whatever you said.. Hitoame." He said, walking off already. He made his way down a long path, taking a right turn. Satoshi didn't bother to look behind and see if Naomi was following. She was the one who told him not to fall behind on the mission, so she should be able to catch up with him. Satoshi hated his partner, then at the same time.. somewhere deep down he actually liked having her as a partner. Which was making him feel strange.

Ayaka smiled at Hana. "It's good that your doing better." She said, letting her arm that was around her shoulder fall limp to her side. "Let's get going. Hopefully when we come back, Tonou will be up and ready. I guarentee it!" Ayaka said, trying to boost her mood. She then walked off, looking back at Icchiro once more and walking with Hana as they went through the un-familiar forest.

Takeo looked at the laughing Ryo. He began laughing to, helping Ryo to his feet. "Let's do this. I guess we can challange ourselves. Gather more information then anyone else!" Takeo announced, running off through the forest in a different direction then the others. "Yeah, then we will deffinitely be praised by the others since they find us pathetic, useless, losers!" He said, looking back at Ryo.

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Hana nodded her agreement, making her way to the forest. Only, she lingered for a few moments. "Ayaka-San! Wait!" ,she called, before running back to Icchiro and Tamekaze. She dropped to her knees and brushed her lips to her Leader's forehead, it was still warm. Still, she lingered there for a few moments, her lips pressed against his forehead. She slowly lifted herself. "Arigatou Icchiro-San. Take care of him, Onegai (Please). Arigatou gozaimasu (Thank you very much)." ,she whispered as she bowed, but then engulfed him in a quick hug. She then lt him go and ran to the waiting Kunoichi and disappeared into the shadows of the forest.

Raiken swallowed the lump that had lodged in his throat. His mouth had magically dried up and he seemed to gasp for air. "I-I-Iie. Nothing. Now, come along." ,he managed out before running ahead. His stomach was clenching and that urge to vomit came back, even stronger than before. 'Damn.' ,he growled out in his mind.

Right at that moment, Naomi decided to let the restrictions she had on her Kekkei Genkai, go. "Ugh. Saotome, shut up, I can hear your thoughts now. I'm going to see if I can pick up anyone else's thoughts. Maybe there are more Ninja here, or, at least, people." ,she announced, brushing past him. She never followed anyone but Tamekaze. No way would she bow down to some Medic, especially Saotome.

Ryo grinned and nodded. "That's right! Yosh! Let's go!" ,Ryo exclaimed before bolting off. He had to remember to thank Hana for restoring his Chakra later and using that ointment on him. Then again, he'd have to thank Satoshi for putting it on him, he had made Hana storm off not even half way through putting it on.

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Icchiro nodded his head. He watched everyone go off in different directions. He sighed and looked down. This was possibly his least favorite job. Sitting there in the quiet, checking on Tamekaze every once-in-a-while. He never expected to end up doing something such as this. Icchiro licked his dry lips and whipped off his sweaty forehead. He looked down at Tamekaze, checking his forehead again.

Aimi bit her bottom lip, "You don't look so well Ikazu-san." She said. She looked around some more, nothing to intresting there. Just a bunch of leaves, trees, bushes. You could barely see the ground because of that. Aimi looked at Raiken again, she noticed he looked as if he was about to vomit everywhere. Aimi looked at his wound, checking to see if it was making him sick.

Satoshi rolled his eyes, annoyed. "Whatever Hitoame." He said, following close behind her. He took his hair out of the pony-tail, redoing it again. He wouldn't be able to stand his long hair against his hot neck, it would be to much heat for him. Satoshi adjusted his glasses as he looked around a bit, waiting to hear from Naomi if she found some other people around the area.

Ayaka smiled at Hana, "That was sweet of you." She said, as the two walked around. "I know you have something for Tonou, and don't worry... by the time were back I promise he'll be awake." She said. She made a promise, hopefully one she couldn't break. Ayaka realized that she probably made a promise to something that might now happen, and she didn't want to hurt Hanas feelings.

Takeo groaned, running his hand through his hair. He had took off his hat awhile ago, which was probably something smart to do, or else he would be soaked in his own sweat.. which is digusting. He looked at Ryo, "Sooooooo.." Takeo said, trying to make conversation. He rubbed his eyes, the night air occasionally gave off a nice breeze.. but the air was still humid.

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Hana's soft, honey browns widened in surprise and she skidded to a halt, narrowly avoiding a collison with a tree. She had been, clearly, caught of guard. "I-I-I wh-what? A-A-Ayaka-San! K-Ka-Kaze-San is my L-L-Leader! It w-would be ina-ina-propriate for me to have fe-fe-feeling for him." ,she exclaimed, bug eyed and tomato red. She was panting heavily and she felt like she was about to pass out.

"Iie. I'm fine. Let's keep moving." ,he answered simply, trying to avoid her gaze. He couldn't look at her. The sight of her made him sick. But, it wasn't a bad feeling. It was good. It made him feel .. weightless. As stupid as it sounded. Ugh! Emotions were so frustrating. He didn't understand it. Not one bit. He didn't know what he was feeling. He couldn't describe it.

Naomi stood still for a few moments. Almost instantly she had cringed her eyes shut and her fists were trembling from clenching them too tightly. She hated letting the bounds snap. She was immediately hit with some much. So many feelings. So many thoughts. Beliefs. Opinions. Pain. All of it. It all lead to pain. She stumbled, clutching her head. "Itai (Ouch)! Damare (Shut up)! Yamero yo (Stop it)!" ,Naomi whimpered in pain, dropping to the ground and crying out in pain. She continued to whimper and scream as she curled up on the ground.

Ryu smirked, victorious. Hana had warned him of her team mate's ability to read others' minds. Of course, had she known he would have done this, she would have never told him. It was very amusing. He was sure the high pitched sound reverberating in her mind was driving her crazy by now. He finally gained a use for the sonic sound wave Jutsu he had.

Ryo sighed, sweat was evident on his brows. "It's so hot. And, there's no clue in sight to even hint at human life. I think it's safe to say we're the only Shinobi here and we're lost." ,Ryo sighed, staring at his companion and wiping the sweat from his brow with the back of his hand.

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Ayaka giggled at Hanas sundden embaressment. She knew that since her face was turning so bright red, and she was acting clumsy, that she did in fact love Tamekaze. "Don't try denying it Hana." Ayaka said, placing her hand on her shoulder to lead her away from the tree. They continued to walk, "Everyone.. well I'm not sure about EVERYONE, but mostly everyone knows you do sweetie." She said, laughing a little.

Satoshi's eyes widened. He had never seen Naomi fall to the ground weak and start to cry. He ran over to her, wrapping his arm around her for comfort. "Hitoame! What's wrong?" He demanded. He looked around, nothing could've provoked her to tears. No one was in sight. Satoshi knew that his words didn't make her cry.. he only said two words. Naomi was tough enough to go on with her life with such a remmark. Satoshi was worried now.

Aimi nodded her head. A few moments ago he was all nice to her and actually looked at her. It sort of made her sad, was he mad at her since she was her partner. She had her hands clasped together behind her back as they both made there way through the forest. There pace was slow, the only thing that could be heard was there feat against the ground. She still was worried for Raiken even though he said he was alright.

Takeo whipped off more sweat from his forehead. "Your telling me. This forest is boring to. Theres nothing interesting." He groaned as he kicked the dirt. It was nothing BUT dirt. Takeo could hear his stomach growling. He groaned, "I forgot to mention I'm starving." He complained to Ryo.

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Hana inwardly screamed. 'Is it really that noticeable?' ,she asked herself. She had always felt something for her Leader. Ever since she first laid eyes on him. He was so composed and calm, unlike all the others as they had been waiting each of their exams. He just radiated this confident air. But, you could just tell he was understanding, that he would never judge you. Still, she felt something well up for a certain Shinobi she had just met as well. Aokawa, Ryu. He was no where near being Tamekaze. But, there was just something to him. He was misunderstood, Hana could tell. She knew he wasn't as bad as he was made out to be. He just wasn't. "I-I-I-I .. It's that no-noticeable?" ,she finally spoke, her head hung and her hair draping over her face. She held to her arm in a shy manor.

Raiken snuck glances at the Kunoichi every now and then. She looked so sad. And he was the cause of it. Obviously not functioning well, he stopped, captured her chin between his thumb and index finger, and brought her face up. He searched her emerald eyes with his sapphire eyes. She was completely beautiful. Her long, red locks like silk ribbons. Her pale skin was that of an angel's. Her eyes. Kami, her eyes. They were indescribale. Her lips, that were the softest hue of pink. They looked so smooth and Raiken found himself briefly wondering if they were as smooth as they seemed to be. "Arigatou, Aimi-San." ,he whispered, his voice velvet smooth. His lips twitched upward in a smile and his eyes unfroze.

Naomi kept curled up, bawling her eyes out. The pain was so surreal. "It hurts. Make it stop." ,she whimpered out, clutching Satoshi's shirt. Her eyes were brimmed with tears and they tracked down her pale cheeks. She whimpered as the pain got harsher, ripping away from the Shinobi holding her. She let out a scream of agony as she clutched her head and sobbed. She squirmed, not knowing what to do as the sound drove her insane.

Ryo had been about to reply when a scream caught his ears. He froze. "Naomi! Come on! Hurry! I think Naomi's hurt!" ,he yelled, bolting away, grabbing his companion by the hand and dragging him in the direction of the scream.

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Ayaka smiled at Hana. "Yeah, it's kind of noticable. Wanna know something though?" She asked, but not waiting for her reply. "I think Tonou has something for you to." She said, looking up ahead to make sure they weren't about to run into anymore trees. Ayaka just wanted to let her know that because she felt like her and Tamekaze deserved to be together. He was always protecting her, watching her, making sure she was alright. Ayaka deffiniately knew it was love.

Aimi's face went bright red, almost as red as her hair. She looked away, too nervous. "D-D-Douitashima****e." Aimi said, her face still bright red. When he gazed into her eyes like that, she saw a different person. It was something.. a feeling.. that she couldn't explain. Aimi's heart was racing 100 miles per hour, loud enough she wouldn't be surprised if Raiken heard it.

Satoshi stumbled back-wards a little when she forced him away. "Hitoame!" He yelled her name, wondering what the hell was wrong. He sat in front of her and lifed up her head. He stared deep into her eyes, "What's wrong? Tell me whos hurting you." Satoshi commanded, now full with anger. He would rip the person to shreds if he had to. Naomi's eyes were bright red from crying and were wide with fear and pain.

Takeo raced after him, "Yeah.. that was her." He said, noteing her scream sounded like her. "Do you really think shes hurt? Naomi doesn't seem like the type to get easily hurt... let alone scream like that." Takeo said, a little confused. They were now going full-speed. He didn't mind, the nice cool air felt nice against his hot, sweaty face.

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At this, Hana had nearly fell over. Her heart was racing and she was fearful that she would go into cardiac arrest. "N-n-n-n-nani?!" ,she squeaked, her eyes were so enlarged she felt as if they would fall out of her eye sockets. She gulped in air, clutching to her chest. It felt like she would fall to pieces if she didn't secure herself. "Ay-Ayaka-San! Onegai! (Please!) Yamete kudasai! (Stop!) Kaze-San i-is my L-Leader. He-he just feels re-re-respons-sible for me-me." ,she stuttered out.

Raiken held the blushing Kunoichi there for a few moments too long. His eyes just swimming in hers. Unbeknownst to him, he was practically radiating love, drowning the both of them in it. "I .. I think .." ,he began, licking his lips, trying to moisten them as his mouth had sudden dried up. Here it goes, telling her how he felt.

Naomi dried to claw herself out of his clutches, raking the ground and his shirt with her nails. "Yamete kudasai! Onegai! Onegai." ,she sobbed, a loud scream ripping from her throat as blood trickled out of her nose, sprayed from her mouth and leaked out of her ears. Every fibre of her being hurt. She didn't understand. What could make such a horrid noise. And, worst of all, she couldn't bring the bindings back up. Her Kekkei Genkai would be activated until she ran out of chakra.

Ryo shook his head. "I don't know. I just don't know. But, whatever it is. It can't be good if it hurt Naomi so bad. I hope they're okay." ,he confided. He was so confused. But, so worried as he bolted through the fores.

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Ayaka grabbed ahold of Hana, trying to make sure she wasn't just about to fall over. "Calm down Hana! I won't say anymore." She said, her smile fading. Poor Hana, she knew deep down it was true how Tamekaze felt about her, so why was she denying it? Ayaka smiled at her again, "We'll just talk about it some other time." She said giggling a little. "Me, you, Aimi and Naomi." She said nodding her head. All the girls put together.

Aimi wasn't able to tear her eyes away from him anymore. She calmed down a little as she waited to hear what he had to say. She was breathing a little hard since her heart was beating out of control. She was getting nervous to wear the palms of her hands were getting sweaty. Aimi continued to blush, just staring at him peorid.

Satoshi, without hesitating, wrapped her into a hug. He smothered her head into her chest. He didn't know exactly what was wrong but blood was coming out from her ears and nose. Satoshi figured it was her Kekkai Genkkai. He was only thinking about how to help her before her eintire head exploded. He couldn't, just many useless thoughts filled his head. "Calm down Naomi!" He said, calling her by her name.

Takeo almost tripped since they were going at such a fast speed. "Where are there? Aren't they supposed to be close by since we heard her scream?" He questioned out-loud. "Satoshi is with her to.. I wonder what's going on." He wondered, once again, out-loud.

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Hana felt herself beginning to gain control over her legs, so she wouldn't fall over. However, the blush did not fade. "Le-let's keep going." ,she offered, trying to direct her attention anywhere else. Tamekaze wouldn't have feelings for her. Not a chance. What male would? She was so quiet and weak. Why would any male want her when they could have someone like Ayaka or Naomi or Aimi.

"I .. think we should keep moving." ,he quickly amended his sentence. He quickly let go and turned to stare in another direction. He had been about to tell her just how he felt. The need to protect her. To take care of her. To tell her just how much he loved her.

Naomi, although in pain, could not help but to began wondering why on earth Satoshi would call her by her name and then go so far as to hold her. All the while she was howling in pain, she kept wondering about it. But, she could never phantom why.

Ryo couldn't be bothered with thinking up scenarios. All he could think of was Naomi was in pain and he had to get to her. "I don't know. But, if it's hurting Naomi that much, you can bet it isn't going to be good." ,Ryo confided, looking back to Takeo over his shoulder.

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Ayaka nodded. "There isn't anything here.. just plants, trees, bushes, leaves. Nothing interesting." She complained, rolling her eyes in annoyance. "Should we head back and report to Icchiro-san?" Ayaka asked Hana, unless she wanted to go and look around the place a bit more before they headed back. You never know, you could end up finding something.

Aimi was blushing still, looking after Raiken. She now wanted to know what he was going to say more then ever. After a few seconds of standing there, stunned, she finally moved and followed after him. It was an akward silence, since it felt a little strange after the incident. Aimi sighed softly, tucking her long red hair behind her ear. She gave quick glances at Raiken, deciding if she should ask him what he was going to say.

Satoshi hugged her even tighter, trying to make the noise from her head drown out. It was a little strange since they were never really close before, but he felt like this was the only solution. After it, she could kick, punch and scream at him as long as she wanted. He just wanted Naomi to be safe. Plus calling her by her name might make her forget things and want to question him.

Takeo shrugged, "You know her better them me. The screaming has seemed to go down a bit.. do you think shes safe now? Shes with Satoshi.." He reminded Ryo. He sighed, his new friend Naomi, well he hoped she was just safe. It made him woner what on Earth happened though.

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Immediately, Hana's mind began wondering to a certain Shinobi, with shaggy white hair and blue bang. The complete opposite of her teammate, Ryo. "Hai .. A-Ano, I-I think we should may-maybe split up. You can go report to I-I-Icchiro-San. I'll continue lo-looking. Besides. I want to see if I can find a certain herb that's supposed to be good for fevers." ,Hana lied. She felt terrible for lying, but there was no way Ayaka would just let her go off and see Ryu.

Raiken began picking up speed. "Hurry, Himoto. It's getting darker, we don't want to be stuck in here when nightfall comes." ,Raiken called over his shoulder. So far they had seen nothing and he had already almost told her how he felt. Kami, please let him get throught this.

The pain came back even sharper and she winced, clutching to Satoshi's shirt more. That's when it hit her. "Sa-Sa-Satoshi. St-st-steal my chakra." ,she managed out weakly, it was hardly audible. Hopefully he had heard her. If she lost all her chakra, she'd pass out, which means her Kekkei Genkai would shut off. Then she could put up the bounds again, hopefully.

Ryo shook his head. "I-I don't know. All I know is I have to find her. She may be with Saotome. But, she's still in pain. I can't just abandon her, she's always there for me." ,Ryo whispered, his head hanging as he came to a halt, trying to figure out where Naomi was.

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Ayaka looked at her, a raised eye-brow. "No way Hana. Well.. I can't just leave you here by yourself. Plus you would risk getting lost and then I would be the one to blame. It's best if we go back together.. and if you want to search for herbs.. I'll help. It's better then going back and having to deal with Mr. Attitude Icchiro-san." Ayaka said laughing. She looked at Hana, wondering why she was stuttering so much.. probably because of Tamekaze still.

Aimi looked up at Raiken. "Y-Yeah.. sure. Sorry." She said, quicking her pace. She gave off a brief sigh, trying to get the images out of her head. She wasn't exactly sure why she was so worked up over Raiken. They never really talked or even considered each other before. It's like they didn't even exist in there eyes. Why was she getting these strange feelings now?

Satoshi didn't hesitate, anything to make Naomi get rid of the pain. He hugged her even tighter, now draining her Chakra. He would only leave just a little bit left so she wouldn't die, but she would pas out. Satoshi didn't want to do this, to risk her life.. but he just had to. "I don't know how this will help but.. anything." Satoshi whispered to her.

Takeo nodded his head. He understood Ryo's feelings. They continued off searching for Naomi and Satoshi. They couldn't be too far from where they were.. since her scream was loud and clear. But what if they were traveling farther away from them. Like they passed them or something.. they would've noticed of course.

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Determination seeped in through her mind. She had to make the Kunoichi understand that she couldn't go back and she couldn't bring anyone along. "I have to do this, Ayaka-San. I need you to understand, please. I'll explain to Icchiro. I'll take full responsiblity. But, right now, I have to go. I really have to. This is important. You have to go and report back. Please." ,Hana's eyes hardened with determination and a strong need. She made to play to mask her emotions. She needed Ayaka to see how serious and determined she was.

Thoughts consumed every capacity of the blonde male's mind. Thoughts of a Kunoichi with long, red hair. Like silk ribbons. With eyes greener than any forest could hope to be. Utsukushii (Beautiful). She was so much more than beautiful. There were no words to describe it. But, she was weak. And he meant that with the greatest amount of affection he could possibly muster. But, it was that weakness that drawed him to her. He liked that he could be her protector. That she could be the one he could run to. He wanted to be the one she could run to. The one who's arms she could run into and know everything would be okay. He suddenly stopped his brisque pace. If it was hard on him, it must have been so much worse on her. "Are you tired, Aimi-San?" ,he asked, turning to face her.

An overwhelming sea of sleep washed over and through her body. Her mind and body began to swoon as all of her energy was drained from her. She had to place her hand to the closest thing that would keep her sturdy as the drowse pervaded her body stronger. With no strength, her head hung as she leant against the sturdy object. Palm against flesh. She panted, trying to get a sufficient amount of oxygen into her lungs. Finally gaining enough strength, she lifted her head up. Brillant blue eyes that had once pierced the soul upon looking into them had now dulled. She looked up through heavily lidded eyes and thick lashes. Her eyes had hazed over, the gleam becoming overthrown by the fog. "Ari.. ga.. tou.. Sat.. o.. shi .." ,she managed out feebly. A severe cough wracked her weaken body and her palm, pressed to his chest, inched in a downward direction. She could barely keep herself up. A copper-like taste filled her mouth and seeped out of her lips. The waves hit harder and she finally gave in. Darkness surrounded her as she finally collasped. Any strings keeping her body up had snapped and her flaccid body swooped into him. Her lids descended slowly, sealing away her eyes as the blood trickled down her chin, dripping onto his exposed chest.

Ryo kept pushing himself. At this point he had reached self-exertion and was now exhausted. But, he had to keep going. He didn't care if he would have to pull himself along. Something was wrong with Naomi and he had to protect her. He had to at least be there for her. He kept running, thoughts of his teammate filling his head, that's all he had in mind. His foot somehow managed to snag a rock and he fell, face first into the ground. Weak and exhausted, he could barely get himself back up. His arms shook and collasped. But, he somehow managed to get himself back up. "C-c-come-come on." ,he panted out, shaking from his own negligence.

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Ayaka opened her mouth to say more, protest against leaveing Hana all by herself. She then closed her mouth as she looked into Hana's eyes, realizing that this was rather serious and something only Hana should do alone. Which was strange of Ayaka, she always got her way.. always did what she wanted to do and didn't do what others wanted her to do. "U-Um.. okay." She finally said. "Please be careful Hana. If you need me.. just call for me.. okay? If you get hurt it's all on me." Ayaka said, looking at her for a while before she took off. She gave quick glances every once in a while, still determining weather leaveing Hana by herself was such a smart idea, and many questions went through her mind. Such as.. why did Hana want Ayaka to leave?

Aimi stopped once Raiken did. She looked at him a little confused, curious to why he had a sudden change of mood. Especially since he was asking her if she was tired. "U-Uhm.. a little." Aimi said, not sure what else to say. She answered his question though. She stared deep into his eyes, not able to pull away. They were just so gorgeous, and he was just so.. She felt herself getting a little hot, and if she looked away her face would turn a little red.

Satoshi felt Naomi getting heavier as he held onto her. He stopped obsorbing her Chakra, seeing she had already passed out. He held her close to him, her body was limp. Satoshi didn't let go, something inside of him wasn't letting her go. She even called him by his first name, Satoshi. He looked down at her, glad that she couldn't feel the pain anymore. One thing was for sure, he needed to head back to the base and heal her. Many questions went through his head, deciding weather he should search for the person who caused her the pain, because now he was full of anger to whoever hurt her.

Takeo went next to Ryo, putting his arm around him in a friend-like way. "Don't hurt yourself. She will be fine.. I promise." He said, planning on keeping his promise to Ryo. Takeo looked ahead, sighing.. he wasn't sure how much longer he could go either.. he was running low on stregnth himself. A brief, soft, sigh came from his mouth as he continued to run at the same speed, making sure Ryo wasn't going to fall over.

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Hana smiled and nodded. She was glad Ayaka understood. Most wouldn't. She smiled briefly, one last time, before turning and running off. She didn't know the intelligence of her thinking or where it came from. But, something in her was just telling her to go check on the Kurotaiyou Shinobi. She needed to make sure he was okay. But, there was also a tugging sensation in Tamekaze's direction. Hana felt she should be taking care of him, instead of the S-ranked criminal.

Raiken tried to look away, he really did. But, there was this pull. Like everything was centered around her. Like she had her own gravitational pull. He had to look away. Before he did something incredibly stupid. "You should rest. Here." ,he spoke softly as he placed her onto his back, holding her legs so she wouldn't fall off.

Ryo nodded. "I-I I hope so. I tried calling her, but she didn't answer. Naomi always answers when one of us call to her. I hope Satoshi is okay." ,Ryo blubbered out, thinking the worst of it all. He didn't want either to be hurt. He was fearful of it.

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Ayaka didn't turn back anymore, it was pointless since she couldn't see Hana anymore. "Man.. Icchiro might kill me for letting her go off on her own. Oh god.. and if Tonou is awake to." She shook her head, re-thinking everything and deciding if she should just go back. But then again, she had been running for a while and was possibly closer to the base then to Hana. Ayaka sighed deeply.

Aimi blushed madly, feeling her entire body turning hot. She couldn't believe that Raiken we helping her since she was tired. She wouldn't expect him to do that. "U-Um.. I-I-Ikazu-san.. I'm f-fine." She stuttered like crazy. Aimi didn't want Raiken to have to take care of her, she knew he was still probably in pain from earlier and didn't want him to hurt himself anymore then he already was.

Satoshi picked her up, holding her in his arms. He looked around, sighing. The blood on his chest didn't bother him at all, he didn't really care to be quite honest. With a huge sigh, he took off towards the base again. Satoshi occasionally looked down at Naomi, checking to see if she was okay. He wasn't sure why he was just so concerened for her.. way to much.

Takeo looked over at Ryo. A slight weak smile came across his face. "We'll get to them soon. They are going to be perfectly fine." He told him. Takeo just wanted to confront Ryo, but he shouldn't have inase things weren't as fine as he was hoping/expecting.

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Hana looked up into the darkening sky. She knew she'd suffer the wrath of Icchiro and Tamekaze when she got back and when he woke up. But, she just had to make sure Ryu was okay. "Aokawa-Kun. How are you doing?" ,she asked, a gentle smile on her lips as she looked at him. He was still leaning against the same tree he had been against when she first found him.

"Damare (Shut up)! You're already on my back now. So, shut up and relax. I'm trying to make up for being a jerk, Aimi." ,Raiken scowled, frowning as he made his way back to the camp. That, and he couldn't help but like the contact. He couldn't help but note the fact that the skin on her legs was quite smooth. Like silk.

Ryo looked up to the purple-ish sky. "As much as I hate to say this, Takeo. I think we should head back. It's getting too dark to be continuing. Let's head back. Maybe we'll meet up with them on the way." ,Ryo offered.

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After a while passed Ayaka finally made it back to where they were supposed to meet up again, where Icchiro and Tamekaze were at. She walked over to them, panting a little hard since she ran pretty hard, fast, and for a while. "H-Hey.. I.." She sat down on the ground, catching her breath a bit. "Hey Icchiro.. we didn't find anything." Ayaka said, using the tree behind her to keep her balanced so she wouldn't fall over.

Icchiro looked over to her. "That's fine... but wheres Himiwarmi?" He questioned. They were partners and if something bad happened to Hana, Ayaka wouldn't be this casual about it. He looked to Tamekaze, feeling his fore-head again. "Tonou should be waking up soon.. his fever has gone down a lot while you guys were gone." Icchiro noted to her, staring at her again and waiting for a reply on where Hana was at.

Satoshi made it back to where Icchiro, Tamekaze and now Ayaka was at. He still held the unconcious Naomi in his arms. He slumped to the ground, breathing hard. "We didn't get far.." He paused for a breath, "Something bad happened to Naomi. I don't know what it was but I had to suck her chakra out so it would stop." Satoshi said, looking from Ayaka, Tamekaze, then Icchiro. He didn't really noticed that Hana was missing.

Aimi sighed softly, resting her head on his back. She didn't know if she could really relax, but she tried. Raiken proved a point.. she was now on his back and he was doing all the work. But what got Aimi was that he had called her by her name. Aimi smiled to herself, putting her arms around his neck so she wouldn't fall off. She looked around the place a bit, although there was't much to see but trees after trees.

Takeo looked down. "I hate to say it.. but your right. Maybe Satoshi and Naomi are back already." He said, stopping and looking at Ryo with hopefully eyes. He turned around, running with Ryo to try and make it back. His legs were hurting, he was breathing hard, and he was getting slightly dizzy since they had been running for a while now. Takeo took in a deep breath, sighing and looking to Ryo. "How are you feeling?" He asked.

(( Want me to play Ryu? ))

[DarknessxCallsxMyxName]

|Sure, if you want to.|

Tamekaze groaned. He was still in the dark. Trying to regain his conscious, but couldn't. He was stuck somewhere between sleep and being awake. His fever was still raging, but not as half as bad as what it had been. "Ha-Hana. Ha .. na." ,he mumbled, turning his head from side to side, miserable with aility.

Hana knelt down beside him and peeled back the cloak, chewing on her bottom lip. Her long, wavy, dusty tendrils hung loosely in front of her eyes. She hadn't taken the cord with her to hold it back. She made sure to keep very still, wanting to be gentle, not rough. She always made sure to be gentle with the wounded, enemy or not.

Raiken finally broke free from the woods. He stopped just before the clearing. Having to rest and catch his breath. "G-Gomen. My wound hasn't healed it. I haven't gotten Satoshi or Hana to heal it." ,he muttered to the girl, still keeping her on his back. He straightened up when he finally caught his breath and began his way out of the trees, at a much slower pace.

"Honestly. I feel like I'm about to puke and then pass out. I've used up just about all of my chakra and I'm seeing doubles. I'm not even going to tell you about my legs. How about you? How are you holding up?" ,Ryo asked, concern evident in his voice. He'd carry Takeo back if it came to it. He never left a someone behind. It was something he learnt himself and something Tamekaze was big on.

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Ayaka bit her bottom lip. "Uhm. Hana told me that she didn't want to come back yet. She said she wanted to search a little bit more." She said, looking from Satoshi, Naomi and Icchiro. "But-uh.. I offered to go with her but she said no." Ayaka said, suddenly catching her breath again. "Please don't blame or yell at Hana-chan. All she wants to do is continue to help the best that she can." Ayaka pleaded, mostly directed towards Icchiro since Tamekaze wasn't awake.

Icchiro looked over at Satoshi once he came over. He held up one finger to Satoshi, basically telling him to hold on since Ayaka was explaining herself. "Ugh.. Ayaka." He said, groaning as he let his head drop. "I understand that, but Himiwarmi could get lost or hurt. We don't know whats out in this big, freaky forest. Seeing as Hitomi is hurt.." Icchiro said, looking over at her, then to Ayaka again. "It's dangerous." He said. If anything happened to Hana, Tamekaze would surely kill Ayaka.. not even bothering that she was a girl.

Aimi bit her bottom lip. "Raiken. Please put me down.. I don't want you to hurt yourself. I'd feel bad if I was the cause of you passing out, or re-opening your wound." Aimi said to him. If that happened, she knew it would cause him a great deal of pain. As for her, she was perfectly fine. She was a little exhausted, yes, but she had a nap before all of this. She would be perfectly fine. Aimi shouldn't have let Raiken pick her up in the first place.

Takeo shook his head. "I'm not seeing doubles.. yet." He said, looking ahead and whiping the sweat off his forehead. "Need a ride Ryo?" He said, gesturing for Ryo to get on his back. He would help out his buddy so he wouldn't pass out from loss of chakra, strength, and just from being exhausted. Takeo could manage for the rest of the way.. atleast he hoped. Takeo knew he was holding up a little better then his friend of course.

(( I don't know how to play him though. xD I don't want to mess up and make a fool of myself. I just don't want you to have to play your own crush. ))

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|That's fine. I don't mind palying him. He's pretty minor, really. For now, anyways.|

Although she only received a 'hn', Hana was not at all phased by the boy's behaviour. She was on the same team as Ikazu, Raiken and Tonou, Tamekaze was her Leader. Those two radiated stoic, superiority-minority complexes. "Does it hurt? It's not still bleeding is it? Can you feel any pain? Anyth-" ,she began rambling on and on.

Ryu rolled his onyx eyes. The girl just kept going on and on. He didn't think she'd ever run out of questions and shut up. So, he shut her up. By pressing his lips to hers. They were soft and warm. Just like he knew they would be. He had to admitt, the feeling of her lips were nice and it was an effective way to shut her up, albeit, he could have simply told her to shut up and now he'd just shown her he was attracted to her, and had some sort of affection toward her. "Damare (Shut up). You talk too much, Hana." ,he whispered out with his velvet smooth voice, pronouncing each syllable in her name.

"Just shut up, well yah? I've carried you this far. I think I can carry you a few more steps." ,Raiken scoffed. Although, it may seem harsh, it was his kind way of telling her to stop worrying. Raiken just wasn't the type able to show an act of kindness. Not that he was cruel or mean. He just didn't know how to openly show it. He's grown use to keeping everything bottled up inside.

"I don't want you to become exhausted from having to carry my weight, too, Takeo. I think I can manage. Besides, you can always just leave me here if I pass out. I'll manage. Besides, with the way I smell right now, nothing would even think of coming near me." ,Ryo grinned, trying to lighten up the mood.

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|*Sigh* I'm looking for a picture for the girls that will be with Icchiro and Takeo and as of right now, I'm not having much luck. Oh, well. I'll find something soon. : )|

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(( It's fine really. :3 Any pictures will do.. and they don't really need crushes. Once again, I apologize for not playing Ryu. T_T Don't want to mess up. ))

Ayaka slightly shrugged. "Your saying that as if I wasn't thinking about anything, Icchiro. Of course I knew she would possibly get hurt.. I offered to go with her and stuff but she refused. She just wanted to be alone for a while." She said, crossing her arms and sighing. She hoped she'd be back before Tamekaze woke up to see Ayaka just left her out in the confusing forest. She looked at Icchiro again, "I'm sure shes just looking around some more.. seeing if she can find anything. She'll be back soon." Ayaka said, trying to make things sound better then it actually was.

Icchiro just stared at her, knowing he probably made her a little upset. "Okay.. but I'm just saying that Tonous going to flip." He said sighing. He looked over at Satoshi. "So.. Hitoame was basically attacked? You've got blood all over yourself.. so does she. Exactly what happened Satoshi?" Icchiro asked, taking some interest. If there was other ninjas out that.. oh boy, he'd kill them. No way was he going to wait by and let the ninja attack all of his comrads.

Satoshi sat there, listening to them both as he was staring down at Naomi. "Wha? Um.. she was using her Kekkai Genkai and before I knew it.. she was on the ground screaming in pain. I sat there for a while trying to help her and she just kept screaming. Then she told me to drain her chakra.. well I only drained enough to where she'd pass out and she wouldn't feel the pain anymore." Satoshi said, looking at Icchiro. "So theres deffiniately a ninja out there.. and hes pretty strong to." He noted.

Aimi huffed, resting her head on his back again. "If you say so.. but if you don't feel right.. just set me down.. okay?" She asked. She knew he was trying his best, which is why she wasn't getting sad or mad since he was yelling at her. Aimi looked ahead, she wasn't sure if they were getting anywhere near where Icchiro and everyone else where at.. but she hoped. She knew Raiken need a healing session, and he needed it bad. Aimi was just wondering why he refused to put her down and he just kept forcing himself to carry her even though he was in pain.

Takeo simply laughed. "I would never leave you behind Ryo. No matter how weak I am.. or how bad you smell. Guess what?" He said, looking to him, "I probably smell just as bad as you do." Takeo said, laughing weakly again. He would never leave his friend behind if he passed out. Takeo looked ahead, sighing. "I think we went to far.." He said, starting to see doubles slowly. "Think were going to make it?" Takeo asked him, trying to think in a positive way.

[DarknessxCallsxMyxName]

|No, they all should be paired with someone. Besides, I like a good equilibrium. ^^ Don't worry about not playing Ryu. I don't mind. ^^|

Pale eye lids began to flutter open, showing the world a pair of deceivingly green eyes. So deep were their color that they appeared black. "Ha-Hana. Where's Hana?" ,the stoic INS 3.2 Leader called out. He propped himself up on his elbows, having to shield his eyes from the setting sun.
Cool, black eyes took in their surroundings. Fujasawa, Icchiro was sat beside him. Midori, Ayaka was holding herself up by grasping to a tree. Saotome, Satoshi was holding an unconscious Hitoame, Naomi. Ikazu, Raiken seemed to be having a staring contest with Himoto, Aimi. Aokawa, Ryo and Matsuda, Takeo were nowhere to be seen. Figures. But, he had this nagging feeling. Like something was wrong. An empty feeling. Something was missing ..
Himawari, Hana. That's what was missing. His shy little Hana. The quiet wallflower. That explained the empty feeling. It also explained the unexplained thing bubbling up in his insides. Immediately, he clutched his ribs, wrapping his arms around himself to keep from falling apart. He felt like he'd be sick.
"Where's Hana?" ,confusion laced his voice.
"Where is she? Where's Hana?" ,the confusion began to resolve into panic.
"Hana! Fujasawa! Where's Hana?!" ,that panic nearly set him into hysterics.
"Where .. Is .. Hana .. Fujasawa?" ,panic morphed into a ferocity and a bitting, dark aura surrounded the male. An aura to protect, to kill, to have his shy wallflower.

After that, Hana had become completely dazed. She was in some sort of trance. An euphoric high, and she had no intention of coming back down.

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He was kissing her. He was actually kissing her. Her. Shy, sweet, annoying Hana. A S-Ranked Kurotaiyou Nin, her teammate's twin, his twin who killed his family and was nearly successful in killing him, was kissing her.

She just couldn't wrap her head around it. It was completely surreal. She wasn't able to process it. It didn't seem real. Which was exactly why she was in this state.

Frozen, with his warm lips pressed to hers. She stared, doe-eyed, at the male. He was remarkably beautiful. He didnn't seem real. Soft, shaggy tendrils of white with as equally shaggy blue bangs. His eyes were deep, midnight pools. Neverending and forever ongoing. To many, they would seem as if they were just cold, dull eyes with nothing to them but a murdering intent. But, Hana knew different. In them were a hidden depth. One, no one had ever cared to search for. And, in that depth was something that seemed unreachable .. His person. His feelings. Emotions.

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Hana sighed, her honey brown eyes were glazed over and she made her way through the forest without her mind connected with her person. She was just a wandering void. Hana wasn't there right now. She was far off in a distance.

"Feh. I'll be fine, Aimi. Honestly, I think I can handle it. Besides, we're there now." ,once again, scoffing was within his tone. However, when Raiken set the Kunoichi down, his stricking, electric blue eyes told it all. They kept nothing hidden. For that moment, it was just those two and he kept his stare on her. It was not an uncomfortable one, but more like a doting one. At least, until he realised they were in front of their teammates.

"Of course we're going to make it. Who else would? We're the survivors of our teams. We don't give up, that's what keeps us going!" ,Ryo grinned, sticking his thumb up. Unbeknownst to him, at that moment he was so much like the Legendary Naruto Uzumaki. Both of them were. They could be such goofballs; Ryo, openly and Takeo, when you got to know him. And they had more determination than any ninja put together.
Ryo soon dropped his pose when he noted a flash of dusty, straw colored hair; Hana. "Oi! Takeo! It's Hana! Hana! Hana!" ,he called out, making after the aloof Kunoichi, but she was no where to be seen. She had just disappeared.

[DarknessxCallsxMyxName]

|I think I've found a picture for the Kunoichi that will be with Takeo. Now, I just have to find one for Icchiro. I'll send them to you through pm as soon as I find it. : )|

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(( I apologize for taking forever. (: I was finally able to find time to reply. ))

Icchiro looked over at Tamekaze once he heard his voice. "Hana?" He said at first. Then Tamekaze began asking the many questions of where she was at. Icchiro put his hand on his chest, gently pushing him back to the ground. "Calm down Tonou!" Icchiro said, as he stared at him firmly. "Hana is fine.. she'll be here soon.. I promise. Don't worry about her. You just woke up so you really need to lay down until your able to walk fine again.. can't have you passing out again." Icchiro said, scoffing at him as he sighed and shook his head. He hoped Hana would be here soon, else it seemed as if Tamekaze was going to have a heart attack any moment now.

Ayaka's eyes shot straight towards Tamekaze when he sat up, clutching tightly to his ribs with wide eyes and was asking were Hana was. "Y-Yeah.. u-um.. H-H-Hana.. she'll be here soon. Theres nothing you need to worry about Tonou." She said, putting on a forced smile. With everything Icchiro was saying, and with Tamekazes questions to where she was at.. it was starting to make Ayaka feel horrible with herself. She couldn't believe she left Hana out there by herself. He was right.. Naomi was just attacked by someone, anything could happen to Hana! Ayaka felt like she wanted to cry. She hung her head, taking a deep breath to keep her tears held in.. she didn't want to cry in front of them all.. she never did.

Aimi put her hands on her hips as she stared deep into Raiken's beautiful eyes. "If you say so Raiken.. can you blame me for worrying though?" She questioned him. She then bit her bottom lip, surprised at herself. She looked over at Ayaka, Satoshi, Naomi, Icchiro and Tamekaze. She sighed, shaking her head. They couldn't act like this around there teemates/comrads.. it would be too weird. "I see Tonou is now awake." Aimi said, smiling sweetly over at Icchiro and Tamekaze. "Okay.. all were missing is Hana and the two dorks." Aimi said, sighing and shaking her head.

Satoshi realized that Icchiro had completely ignored him. He sighed, shaking his head. It was fine though, all he knew was that he wanted to protect Naomi at all costs, and keep her safe. But it was freaking him out that he was actually thinking about this. Both him and Naomi constantly fought all the time and never even cared once for each other. They barely even bothered to look at each other for longer then about two minutes. Satoshi looked down at her, sighing to himself. He looked at everyone, watching what was happening. He didn't really want to talk right now.

Takeo laughed and smiled at Ryo. It was a weak laugh and smile, but you could still tell he had enough energy to atleast do it. "Your right Ryo.. we can make it. We shouldn't give up! We only have a little ways to go before we make it.. then we can rest as long as we want and everyone has to take care of us!" Takeo said, smiling once again. Or that's what he thought and pictured. Takeo looked ahead until Ryo saw Hana. "Hana? Were at?!" He asked, looking into the direction Ryo was looking. He didn't see her, so he blinked a few times. "Ryo.. are you sure your okay? Hana's not there." He pointed out.

[DarknessxCallsxMyxName]

|That's fine! Hmm .. I was thinking .. What if Hana's daughter liked Takeo? Then we'd only have to make up a girl for Icchiro. It's your decision, he's your character.|

As quick as the sickening feeling had been there, it was gone. Tamekaze snapped up, diverting his eyes to every direction, until he spotted her.
Immediately, a sudden wave of serenity crashed over him. Any doubt he had previously been harvesting was now all gone.
"Where've you been, Hana?" ,he asked, looking straight at her.

Hana squinted her eyes and blinked rapidly, shielding them from the setting sun. The sun was the most intense when it was setting.
Finally, after blinking, her eyes came into much more focus. Albeit, there was still a distance to them, even as a familiar voice called out to her.
Turning toward the source of the voice, a smile planted itself on her face and she was bounding toward her Leader.
"Hontouni shiawase da (I'm so happy), Kaze-San." ,she confessed, whispering to him as she hugged him tightly.

"Correction, we're missing just the makerus (losers), now." ,Raiken piped in after seeing the flash of honey brown bound past him. He gave the redhead another brief glance before strutting over to the others.

Ryo pursed his lips and furrowed his brows. He crushed his eyes together and wiped at them with his fists. He could have sworn he'd seen her. "Hm. I guess I'm just seeing things. Come on, let's get back." ,Ryo shrugged it off, making his way back, again.

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(( Sounds good to me! But by the time she gets pregnant and the girl grows up.. won't Takeo be too old for her? ))

Icchiro smiled once he saw Hana and Tamekaze reunite. He stood up and stretched, a brief sigh escapeing his lips. "Yeah.. do you guys think Takeo and Ryo are okay? I mean come on.. it's them two." Icchiro said, crossing his arms now. He looked around at everyone. Icchiro looked down at Tamekaze, glad to have him awake so now things could get started.

Ayaka looked up to see Hana embracing Tamekaze. She smiled, "Glad to see your back Hana.. everyone was worried." She said, the need to cry faded quickly. She stood up, brushing herself off. "I can go and scout the area around here to see if Takeo and Ryo are anywhere near us.. knowing them anything can happen." She pointed out, staring towards her leader.

Aimi looked at Raiken as he walked passed her. She sighed quietly to herself, then looked at Ayaka. "Yeah.. I can go with her to if you want." She said, her hands clasped tight together behind her back. She quickly glanced over at Hana and Tamekaze, glad Hana was safe.. if she wasn't then Tamekaze would be starting something here soon.

Satoshi tore his eyes from the scene, looking back down at Naomi again. He looked over at Hana. "Um.. sorry to ruin the reunion but.. Naomi is hurt.. Hana, please help?" He asked, staring at her, not looking at anything else but her. As of right now Satoshi was too weak to take care of her himself. He was a low on chakra, and was going nuts in his mind.

Takeo laughed weakly at Ryo. "If you say so.." He said, going as fast as he could.. any faster and he would pass out. "I think were almost there." Takeo said, taking a deep breath as he told himself to keep going and that they'd make it soon. "I hope Naomi is alright." He said, remembering that the whole time they were really looking for her.

[DarknessxCallsxMyxName]

|Well, Takeo is 17 now, so he'd be almost 17 or 18 years older than her. When she's 15, he'd be about 32 or 33. It wasn't uncommon for a younger girl to be with an older guy. Plus, I think it would prove to be interesting and humorous. But, as I said, the decision is yours.|

The warmth receeded as soon as Hana's arms unwound from his being. The sudden loss of warmth made him realize just how cold it was, as it was beginning to darken.
"They'll be fine. But, I think it would be wise for Ayaka and Aimi to go. And, we should get a fire going, look for some food, set up camp for the night. Tomorrow we can search some more, find more wood and food. We don't know where we are, and we don't know how long it could take us to find a way to civilization." ,Tamekaze spoke up, his usual stoic showing through his voice.

Hana had immediately abandoned her Leader for her teammate. She was next to Satoshi in an instant, checking Naomi's vitals as she dangled limply in the male's arms.
"What happened to her?" ,she asked, not looking up as she lifted one of Naomi's lids, studying her eyes.
Hana checked many things, not many would think to check. She also made sure to do it twice. She insisted upon being absolute.

"No. It's too dangerous." ,Raiken broke in, giving a fierce look.
"I don't think Ayaka and Aimi should be sent to look for Takeo and Ryo. I know their Kunoichi, and they can take care of themselves. But, look at Naomi. Something, or someone, is out there and they're clearly dangerous. I'll go in their place. I can go alone, I'll make it to them and back much quicker by myself. You know I can, Tame." ,Raiken spoke with conviction, trying to convince not only his Leader, but Icchiro as well.

Ryo nodded, beads of sweat rolling down his temples. He was exhausted. When he got back, he was laying down and sleeping. He didn't care how uncomfortable the ground would be.
"Hai. I hope so, too. I just hope whatever's out here won't hurt anyone else." ,Ryo whispered, eyes darting around their surroundings.

An unimaginable white, hot fire seared within. The excruciating pain he felt was nothing to the empty he felt. He mentally cursed the damned shy Kunoichi for doing this to him.
Aokawa, Ryu was sulking. The timid Kunoichi, Himawari, Hana had destroyed him. She had made him feel for her, broke down his wall, tore away the facade, peeled back the mask. Now, he felt emptiness and loneliness at her absence and he found himself wishing for her quick return.

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(( Ah. I still find it a bit strange. If he was like 20 something then it wouldn't be as weird to me. I understand where your going with this though. (: Listen.. Takeo doesn't really need anybody.. honestly. Thanks for looking for pictures and helping~! ))

Icchiro looked at Tamekaze. "Sounds good. Raiken.. if your sure you want to go looking for them on your own.. go ahead and go. But hurry." He said, sighing. There was just so much they needed to do.. everything seemed so impossible to him right now. "Okay. Everyone split up into two groups and go search for some food." He looked over at Tamekaze, "Should everyone just split up in two or go as singles.. and are you able to walk?" He asked, a raised eye-brow.

Aimi stepped towards Raiken. Her mouth was open as if she was about to disagree with him. Then Icchiro told him to go ahead and go. She sighed, crossing her arms and looking at Ayaka. Ayaka looked back at Aimi. "Fine.. I didn't really want to search for those two anyways." She said, even though it was obvious she was lieing. Aimi looked at Raiken, "I'm sure we would've been fine!" She said, pouting a little.

Satoshi watched Hana search around Naomi as she tried to figure out what was wrong with her. "She was using her Kekkai Genkai and then suddenly she fell to the ground screaming that she was in pain. I can't really explain what happened to her because even I don't know." He said, taking a breath. "Then she told me to drain her chakra, so I did." Satoshi said, sighing a little.

Takeo felt the same way Ryo felt. He groaned as he used the back of his hand to whip off the sweat beads that were on his fore-head. It was useless though, more were already forming. He looked to Ryo, finally nodding his head in agreement to what he had said. "Yeah.. I do to." He breathed out.

[DarknessxCallsxMyxName]

|*Shrugs* It's fine really. I'll still look for a girl for him and Icchiro. And, I can just make up a guy for Hana's daughter. No big deal. : )|

Tamekaze's deep, black emerald pools bore into Raiken's electric blues for a moment before he nodded his assent, letting the Shinobi take off.
"Hai. Pairs of two. I'll be fine, but what are we going to do with Naomi?" ,Tamekaze answered, standing up as if to prove his point of being fine.
Still, he was a bit unsteady, but the pride instilled in him would not allow him to admitt this.

Hana glanced up between her lush, long lashes. Pieces of her soft, dirty-blonde hair falling into her chocolate brown eyes.
There was a long silence before she spoke, as if contemplating the situation.
"Hmm .. Kaze-San, Fujasawa-San, if I may be so bold as to speak .. Perhaps it would be wise if Saotome-San and I stayed behind with Naomi-San." ,Hana spoke up, glancing at the two Leaders.

Raiken waited for the assent of both Leaders, once he had gotten it, he darted off.
The darkness of the forest overwhelmed him. It engulfed him, taking him into its shadowy depths.
It was darker in the woods, due to the canopy of trees hanging over him. It took a few minutes for his eyes to adjust to the dark properly, when they had, he hurried to find the two missing Shinobi.

Panting and out of breath, Ryo came to a sharp halt. He bent over, placing his palm against the trunk of a tree to steady himself.
"G-g-gomen. I have to rest." ,he managed out between his sharp intakes of breath.
Once they got back, Ryo was never going to run that deep into the forest ever again.
Thinking of when he got back made him think of everyone else. Of Naomi, whether or not she was okay. Of Saotome, whether or nto he had been able to protect himself and get Naomi back. Of Tamekaze, if he was awake now. Of Icchiro, if he was still okay. Of the others, if they had gotten back.

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Icchiro looked over at Hana, Satoshi, Naomi and Tamekaze. "Hai.. stay here then. It doesn't really take alot of people to search for food anyways. I think Tamekaze, Aimi and Ayaka should be enough. I know Takeo and Ryo aren't going to want to come.. when Raiken comes back.. tell him to go search to." Icchiro said, scratching the back of his head as he continued to think hard. "..Aimi, you go with Tamekaze.. Ayaka your with me." Icchiro said, pointing to each of them.


Aimi nodded her head softly. "Sure thing Icchiro-san." She said, a faint smile on her lips. She looked over at Naomi, sighing. "I hope Naomi-san is going to be okay." She said. Then she looked towards Tamekaze. She hadn't really spoken with him before, let alone thought much of him before.. so it would be a bit akward.
Ayaka nodded her head. "Okay." She simply said. She heard what Aimi had said. She looked over at Satoshi and Naomi. It was just strange how something such as that could happen to her... and even Satoshi wasn't quite sure what it was. It was more dangerous out there then they thought.

Satoshi looked at Hana, then to everyone else. He didn't really mind staying here with Naomi so they could take care of her. It was the least he could do. "Thank you Hana." He said, looking down at Naomi's, now, peacefull looking face. He sighed softly. "Do you know what might've happened? I know theres someone out there in this forest.. how else would this have happened to her?" Satoshi said. All he wanted was answers.


Takeo stopped running, looking over at Ryo. He was a few feet ahead of him since Ryo had stopped so suddenly. Once Takeo stopped, he was starting to feel horrible. "Strange for me to say this since were resting but.. I think.. I think we should've continued to.. ru-" Takeo was cut off. He fell over, a wave of darkness washing over him. He had passed out from exhaustion and loss of chakra. Takeo mumbled a few things but they were hard to make out.. he was gone.

[DarknessxCallsxMyxName]

Tamekaze kept his eyes on the two Shinobi looming over the unconscious Shinobi a bit longer than necessary before he made his way to the edge of the forest.
Every few moments he'd look over his shoulder, as if making sure they were still there.
"Hai." ,Tamekaze answered the redheaded Kunoichi, glancing down at her.
In many ways, Himoto, Aimi was like Himawari, Hana. They were both wallflowers; quiet, always hanging back, but truly strong. They may seem shy and innocent, but they were Kunoichi, strong ones at that. He'd seen what both could do, they were exactly incompetent.

Hana would have looked up, but as of right now she was too consumed in checking Naomi.
"Arigatou, Saotome-San .." ,Hana answered, before reaching behind her and pulling out a small light.
The light would have been, in no way, useful to the others. It was only a tiny thing, meant for checking ears, which was what she was using it for.
"For caring about Naomi-San, you're probably the first besides our team." ,Hana added, looking at Naomi's blood covered ears.
Hitoame, Naomi's father was a powerful Lord, and an even more powerful Head of the Hitoame clan. Their Kekkei Genkai was something to be revered. Naomi was never used to someone caring about, solely, her. Just the fact that she was the Heir to the Hitoame clan. That, and she was so used to being ignored, never being acknowledged. In her clan, women, although strong, meant little. They were all taught to hold their tongues, to speak when spoken to.
"Well, her eardrums are burst and bleeding. Her nose, as well. She was in no fights and received no wounds besides these. You said she began screaming in pain all of a sudden." ,the sentence was more of a statement than a question.
Hana looked at more vital signs, inspecting everything.

Nightfall had set in, taking well into effect its advantages. The sudden darkness was hard on Raiken's eyes and he had to strain to see in front of him.
Just a ways back, he had narrowly avoided falling into splint in the ground.
Raiken wasn't sure if the split was natural or if it was put there on purpose, but, what he was sure of, was it wasn't safe out here and he was glad he had taken Aimi's place .. And Ayaka's.

Ryo perked up immediately, rushing over to Takeo and catching him before his body could hit the ground.
The force of Takeo's weight hitting him so suddenly cause him to slide back a bit.
"Ugh. I should've made sure you were okay. Gomen, Takeo." ,Ryo whispered gruffly before hoisting Takeo over his right shoulder and trudging on.
His worry began to build more and his prayed he'd make it back soon, for Takeo's sake.

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Icchiro looked at everyone. He then fixed his gaze directly on Ayaka. "Let's go Ayaka. We've got to hurry and quickly get some food." He said. That was all he needed to say really.. anything more would've been pointless since everyone knew there circumstances. He took a few steps, then turned to face Tamekaze. "Be careful, Tamekaze. Who knows what's lurking out here." He said, sighing as he motioned for Ayaka to follow him. Icchiro then took off into the forest.

Ayaka looked up to see Icchiro motion for her to follow. "Hai." She said, bitting her bottom lip. She quickly followed after Icchiro. She wasn't all for going back into the depths of the forest, but as long as she was with Icchiro, her leader, she actually felt safe.
Aimi stood still, watching everyone. She looked towards Tamekaze. "I-I'm ready whenever you are." She said, biting her upper lip. She was a little nervous with going with Tamekaze, but she knew that would all go away once they started off into the forest. Her gaze then went to the ground. She just stared at it, thinking of millions of things for some strange reason.

Satoshi nodded his head to Hana. "Hai." He simply said. He was a little shocked still at what had happened. It was all just surreal to him. How could someone do something horrible like this to Naomi? Satoshi felt pathetic for not even helping her. But he couldn't since he didn't know what the cause was. The horrible pain she went through for those long minutes. He sighed, closing his eyes and using his free hand to push his glasses closer to his face. They were dirty, but he could still see out of them. Satoshi watched as Hana inspected Naomi a bit more.

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"Hn." ,Tamekaze simply grunted out before continuing on, never looking at his partner.
The dark of the forest engulfed him, pulling him in and tearing him from sight.
His black cloak disguising him, allowing him to sink into the shadows.
"Keep close, Himoto, and keep a sharp eye, there's something out here." ,Tamekaze ordered, reaching back and brushing her bare shoulder, making sure she was still there.

Hana allowed herself to straighten up for a few moments, before her neck would receive a kink. Although, a tiny coiling of her muscles would hardly bother her when she had seen her team mate in such a terrible condition.
"I want you to lay her down over there, where Tamekaze-San was. I want you to rest as well. Her condition is stable, so, she'll be fine. But, you won't. I can keep watch. Besides, it'll give me some more time to find out what exactly happened. There's just something missing from the scenario." ,she nudged the male, verbally.

In the middle of the dark, surrounded by the alien of the forest, one lone Shinobi was crouched.
His blonde, spiky locks easily distinguished, due to their colour. One half of his body was distinguished easily, that side was white. But, the other half was hidden amongst the shadows.
Being in this foreign place had taken away his eyesight. He could not see barely a foot in front of him. But, he had trained his ears to hear a much longer distance.
All was eerily quiet, not a whisper was uttered .. Until a twig snapped and a grunt could be heard.
Snapping out of his quiet, Raiken lunged, kunai in hand, ready to kill the owner of the noise.

Aokawa, Ryo tried his best to keep quiet, but given his situation, it took a toll on him.
A wave of dizzy euphoria washed over him and he staggered, fumbling for a few moments.
However, he was able to catch himself. Only, it had cost him the element of surprise. His foot had landed on a twig, snapping the fragile thing in half.
Silence was no longer on his side, now he would have to make sure he kept an even closer eye out.
He shifted his friend's limp body and carried on, until from the darkness loomed a figure.
Its body collided with his, hurddling all three of them across the ground.
Ryo tried to get up, to defend not only himself but Takeo, as well. If it were only him, he'd have welcomed death, but right now another life was entrusted in his hands. He was going to protect that life.

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Aimi jumped a little when Tamekaze brushed her shoulder to see if she was still there. "O-Okay.. I will." She said, nodding her head slowly. She looked around, staying close to Tamekaze's side. She was a little afraid though. Even he said there was something out there. Just her luck.. she had to go out in the deep, dark forest when there was a killer ninja on the lose. She looked around, biting her bottom lip.

Icchiro looked back at Ayaka, making sure she was still there. It was a little hard to see her through the darkness.. but he knew she was there. "Ayaka.. come up here. I can't risk losing you or you getting hurt." He said. Ayaka nodded her head, speeding up so she could be by his side. "So.. you can tell there is definitely someone out here.. right?" Icchiro looked to her. "Yeah." He simply said.

Satoshi studied Hana a bit. "If you say so. But if you need help at all.. don't be afraid to to wake me up." He said, setting Naomi down were Tamekaze used to lay. He groaned softly as he stood up. He looked around. There wasn't much to see since it was almost pitch black. The only light was from the moon and the stars. "Ah.. be careful Hana." Satoshi said as he laid down in a comfortable spot. He didn't really want to rest, but he knew he had to. So he closed his eyes and fell into a light sleep.

[DarknessxCallsxMyxName]

Tamekaze came to an abrupt halt when the sound of a deep roaring reverberated off of his ear drums.
"Sh. Do you hear that, Himoto?" ,Tamekaze asked, holding out his arm in a way that gestured for her to stop.
Tamekaze recognized that sound. Although, they rarely heard it in Suna, it could always be heard in Taki.
A waterfall. And, by the sound of it, a strong one. Now, his fears had come true. They were no where near Suna.

Hana sighed, blowing up on her bangs in frustration. She had spent a good deal of time trying to figure out what had happened and checking the Kunoichi over.
For the thousandth time, she leant over the girl, checking her ears again.
"Ear drums seemed to have burst. No signs of any Chakra signatures. Which means it wasn't a direct attack. So, there was no object. But, then how did her ear drums become burst? It's the same with her nose. It's as if they just erupted from unseen force." ,Hana mused, whispering lowly so she wouldn't wake Satoshi.
That's when her musings hit her. The reason the force was unseen was because it was sound. A sound jutsu. It all made sense. The Hitoame clan's Kekkei Genkai allowed them to read people's minds. The sound jutsu must have been at such a high octave. An unlikely octave. But, it would have hurt her, and Saotome had said she was whimpering about the pain for minutes. Enough to cause such damage.
But, who would ever want to deliberately cause so much harm? Again, the answer hit her. This time it hit her like an ocean wave and drug her under.
A choked off sob escaped Hana's lips and she moved away from the two Shinobi.
She sat beneath the moonlight, about five feet away from the two Shinobi. She hugged her knees to her chest and laid her head down, crying softly.

Raiken would have killed the thing. He was moments from doing so. At least, until the moonlight glinted off of a Hitai-ate. Only, it was on a strap. Ryo.
"Ryo! Stop! It's me, Raiken. Where's Takeo?" ,he asked, hurriedly, knowing Ryo would attack back.

It took the Nin a few seconds to process all of the information. But, he still didn't really let go of his defense.
For all he knew, it could be that other Nin and he could be just using a Transformation jutsu. Still, he recognized the Chakra as Raiken's.
"He's over there. He passed out a ways back. Exhaustion. Come on, help me get him back to Hana and Saotome so they can heal him." ,Ryo grunted as he went over and began lifting Takeo's body.

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Aimi came to a stop before she ran into him. "What? No. I don't hear anything." She said in a low whisper. She kept quiet and made no sudden movement. She heard nothing. Aimi sighed quietly to herself. "Are you okay, Tonou-san? Do you need to rest or something?" She asked, walking around to face him. Strangely, she thought he was okay.. she just didn't know why she couldn't hear this strange sound he was hearing. Aimi looked around. Not like there was much to see thought since she could hardly see anything at all. Aimi stopped once again, trying to see if she could hear anything.

Icchiro came to a stop. It was completely pitch black. The trees above him took over the only light, the moon and the stars. He groaned. Finding food was going to be difficult. He already knew that though. "I honestly don't know how were supposed to find food out here. It's dark and I definiately know theres something out here." Icchiro said. It was like they were living in a nightmare almost.
Ayaka quickly stopped. She was standing next to Icchiro still. "Yeah.. your right. We've got to keep trying though. No one said this was supposed to be easy." She reminded him. She had her arms crossed.
Icchiro looked over at her. "Your right, Ayaka. C'mon.. let's keep going." He said, taking off again. Ayaka was right by his side.

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Tamekaze narrowed his onyx eyes, straining to hear the roaring. Sure enough, it was there. So, why couldn't Aimi hear it?
Of course, that was it. That was the reason why. Tonou, Tamekaze was from the Sand, he had always had to strain his ears to hear over the roaring sand. Himoto, Aimi was from the Leaf, she didn't have the same problem. His ears were much more acute than hers.
"Forgive me, Himoto-San." ,he stated simply before lifting her into his arms and Flash stepping towards the sound.

Hana rocked back and forth, gently. She trying to pacify herself with small whisperings. Some sort of assurance. But, it was no use.
Her whimpers were soft and her tears sparkled in the moon light. Her insides felt shredded, like a beast inside of her had clawed at them.
"I'm so sorry, Naomi-Chan. I'm so sorry. If I had known- It's all my fault. Everything that happened to you. I'm so sorry." ,she choked out between her sobs, falling over into the dirth and curling up into a fetal position.
Her tears kept coming, no matter how long she kept telling herself she had to be quiet, she didn't want to wake Satoshi. He would never forgive her when she told him. No one would. She'd probably be considered a traitor.

Raiken grunted underneath the weight of both Shinobi. They hadn't made it very far when Ryo had passed out as well.
He sighed, shifting the limp bodies that dangled over his shoulders. He wondered how Aimi was back at camp. He hoped she was okay.
A small smile graced his lips as he thought of her, her lips in a pout and her brow creased with worry. Even when she was worried she was beautiful.